Greetings,

I was hoping to get recommendations. OEM rubber vs. Poly bushings.
I wanting/needing to replace pretty much all the bushings on my '97 Disco
I use it as a daily driver, a bit of towing a trailer and some off roading. But mostly daily driver.

I see complete bushing kits at Lucky8 and Atlantic British, Rimmers etc.
I welcome any input.
Thanks,
dcphotos

 

Personally, I like the rubber bushings. Have replaced a few. They keep water out better than poly, so rubber prevents rust better. I guess it depends on your weather.

 

Poly's will give you a rougher ride too

 

I used the orange poly bush, look in my 98 disco thread there may be more info

 

I leaning toward rubber over ploy as this is a daily driver. I see a kit on Rimmer Bros site for $40
I understand you get what you pay for but the Land Rover kit from Rimmer is $444.00

 

what country are you in? rimmer is uk iirc, lucky8llc shows 238 usd for complete orange polybush kit

iirc blue is like rubber/soft
orange is a little stiffer than rubber
red is hard /stiff

 

I'm in Texas. Rimmer has quick fast and reasonable shipping rates so that's not an issue.
I didn't see a complete rubber bushing set at L8 and 40 bucks is hard to beat.
If I was going to go poly, I'd most likely go with the Lucky8 kit.
Thanks,
Don

 

If I were doing a high end re-build to sell for high-end dollars, then I would use genuine LR parts. But for my hobby car, I look for brand name parts (like Moog) from a clearinghouse like Rock Auto. AutohausAZ has good prices for Euro parts as well.

 

I think the rubber bushing kit from Atlantic British for $150 is decent