E85 Z4 Front Lower Arm Rear Bush

[t-tony]

I'm thinking of replacing the front lower arm rear bushes on my car soon. They seem a little "soft" and although they've only done 28,000 they're 14 years old so the rubber will have deteriorated a bit.
I'm considering replacing these original ones with some Powerflex ones like these,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWERFLEX...r:2003&hash=item5d386d02e1:g:HnIAAOSweuxWRKS4

Thoughts please anyone?

Tony.

 

[MAURICE THE MARTIAN]

I changed mine 6mths after getting the zed .
Massive difference as mine tramlined for fun .but now razor sharp .steering.
Some peeps find em too harsh tho.but not me.
Also changed the rtab bushes as it twiched when cornering and switching left to right quickly.no rear end movement now

 

[t-tony]

Mine is a bit "twitchy" on the front mate and probably a bit worse with the 18" wheels if I'm honest. I'll be putting the original 17" wheels and R/F tyres back on when I refurb my 108's so will compare then. Thanks mate.

Tony.

 

[GazHyde]

Lee has fitted them on the front of his Coupe, and has sorted some of the issues he had. He got fed up after having 2 consecutive failures of OE quality ones. Clearly don't make them strong enough.

If they help keep him on the road then they should help anyone else out

 

[t-tony]

Lee has fitted them on the front of his Coupe, and has sorted some of the issues he had. He got fed up after having 2 consecutive failures of OE quality ones. Clearly don't make them strong enough.

If they help keep him on the road then they should help anyone else out

Fair comment Gaz, thank you. I looked on eBay.com tonight but all Powerflex bushes for sale are shipped from the UK!

Tony.

 

[Neilc]

Bit cheaper for you, might have to get some myself as well. Anyone know why the all black is more expensive?

 

[t-tony]

Cheers for that Neil, nice one.

Tony.

 

[Neilc]

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[t-tony]

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. What make of strut brace is on your car please Neil ?

Tony.

ps. I have my eyes on one fron California but would need 48" inside length of a suitcase to get it home

 

[Neilc]

 

[Neilc]

The only issue with the front one is the bonnet open switch mounts where the fixing bolts are at the rear fixing so you have to get a little creative to remount it. The rear one fits with no major issues, I bought new mounting nuts for the rear one as the OEM ones have an outer ring that makes the diameter to large so the edge hits the brace and the nut wont go on.

 

[Neilc]

Do you know if the bush diameter is the same on the 2.5 si model as they list 2 types one is 60mm and the other 66mm

 

[t-tony]

Do you know if the bush diameter is the same on the 2.5 si model as they list 2 types one is 60mm and the other 66mm

I don't know Neil, I plan on measuring mine next week so I know what I need to buy.

Tony.

 

[Neilc]

• Just found this so I'm presuming mine are 66 as it's a 2007 model.

https://www.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/products/Z4+E85+&+E86+(2003-2009)-1203/1.html

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[GazHyde]

Anyone know why the all black is more expensive?

Because the blacks are for track! I'd go with the standard purples, unless you drive incredibly hard.

 

[Neilc]

Yeah I discovered that after reading a little. I think the black were a hardness of 95 and the purples are 80. Just have to wait for my purples to turn up then work out how to fit them. Could be interesting

 

[t-tony]

Yeah I discovered that after reading a little. I think the black were a hardness of 95 and the purples are 80. Just have to wait for my purples to turn up then work out how to fit them. Could be interesting

Hi Neil, have a butchers at this.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BImvxYYWLM4&t=266s


Tony.

 

[Neilc]

That's the rear one in the boot.