Morris Minor Owners Club

Posted: **Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:42 pm**

i have a set of polly bushes for my rear springs 4 pairs red & 2 pairs blue
whitch go where ?

all red in springs ,blue in chassie at the back

or red at the back chassie & spring & blue at the frount

Posted: **Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:53 pm**

the blue are bigger and for a van /pickup any ones i have are .

Posted: **Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:36 pm**

So - basically - as above ^^^ - are all the bushes the same size - or are the blue ones larger ?

Posted: **Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:25 pm**

hi sorry for the delay they are all the same diamiter and the same lenth overall but the shoulder is thiner on the blue so if you pushed it in a hole it would go in thever

Posted: **Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:53 pm**

Maybe they are for the damper arm ?

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:34 am**

I have a similar kit sitting on the shelf waiting for some motivation and warmer weather to fit. The blue ones I see are listed as a separate item also and state in their description "Rear Shackle Bush-Polyurethane (4 Required Per Car) For Upper Shackle Only". I suppose this to mean the red ones go in the springs and the blue in the top shackle mount.

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:52 am**

The rear shackle bushes are all the same. Where are these bushes from, might be best to ask them. why the different colour, this normally denotes a different shore rating.

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:25 pm**

Trunnion bushes are blue tiebar bushes are red. Are these getting muddled up here?

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:04 pm**

Do you know why the colour difference Lou, and who supplies them.

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:52 pm**

PM sent

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:13 pm**

jonathon wrote:The rear shackle bushes are all the same. Where are these bushes from, might be best to ask them. why the different colour, this normally denotes a different shore rating.

The difference is because the squeeze tube in the upper shackle is slightly wider than the width of the spring. It does not matter with rubber as it just squishes but with the polyeurathane it can apparently make fitting more difficult if this is not taken into account.

Posted: **Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:34 pm**

Hmm, the Superflex ones are all the same and I have yet had an issue with fitting.

Thanks Lou reply sent

Posted: **Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:03 am**

thanks everyone all sorted wot a difernce it makes iv got new rear springs and engine oil in the dampers and its lovely to drive now no more wolowing and swaying

Posted: **Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:58 am**

Ive just fitted a whole new set of poly bushes to the rear of my car.....and new leaf springs for that matter. Considering all the mounting points (spring hangers, chassis rails etc) are all new i.e. welded in by me. Everything bolted on very straightforward. No fitting issues at all. Oh and the bushes for the springs were red and for the chassis they were blue.

YG