rear bushes

[1cosmicboy]

hi chaps, ive been reading all the chat about rear bushes and limiter kits etc .ive taken the plunge and bought some poly 2 piece bushes from a company from abroad advertising on ebay at the moment. round about the £40 quid mark .does anyone use these or have i dropped a clanger ?
cheers michael

[Sailorbaz]

You got a link mate?

You should be alright with Poly bushes but its like everything, depends on the quality. Some people stick by poly bushes, others go for solid spherical bearing type efforts (???) and other OEM bushes with the TMS (Or similar) limiter kit (like me)

I can say that the limiter kit sorted out the back end wobble and the new bushes gave me the long missed BOOT in the back on hard upshifts!

[1cosmicboy]

thanks baz , dont know how to do the link thing sorry :banghead: but the shop on ebay is called "crazy the god " if that helps , im not gonna do any big track stuff so dont suppose its too important .
cheers michael

[SMD]

I have just the limiter kit fitted! Sorted the back end end 100%! :beer:

[csl_mba]

When you say baxk end wobble, is this at certain speeds, launching the car or just hard driving around corners?

[Sailorbaz]

Just launching mostly, and cornering hard sometimes. When cornering hard, it can feel like you're sliding/drifting round the corner but you're not.

It's ok at high speeds though.

[csl_mba]

Thanks Baz, I think i might need a limiter kit for mine, best to get & fit them?

Would it best to buy them then go to any garage to have em fitted?

[glendog74]

When you say baxk end wobble, is this at certain speeds, launching the car or just hard driving around corners?

I found my back end would 'squirm' noticibly when under high loading during fast cornering, i.e. on track/Ring. I think for 'normal' road driving it would rarely become an issue unless you drive like a loon everywhere! :hahaha:

I had the Turner RTAB limiter kit fitted by Simpson and it really sharpened up the back end feel and gives more confidence at speed :smt023

You can get Poly Bushes of course which have the same end result, but without wishing to start the whole debate once more, i was advised against these as i use my car mainly on road and cover reasonable mileages - which is reckoned that Poly Bushes are a harder ride and place more stresses on the suspension components than a limiter kit used in conjunction with uprated CSL bushes does. If my CSL was a low mileage track only tool then i would probably get Poly Bushes. Just my 2 penneth worth... :whistle:

[derek]

ive got the same kit as Glendog best money i've spent on the car :thumbs:

[bryce]

I get the wobble/ rear wheel steer feel under full throttle when leaving junctions or over taking things and the camber changes in the road.

Thanks Baz, I think i might need a limiter kit for mine, best to get & fit them?

Would it best to buy them then go to any garage to have em fitted?

cslsmiffy has designed his own Limiter Kit and its for sale in the Parts for Sale section on here. He's made a coloured instruction leafet too so you can fit the kit yourself. Also has pictures up, which helped me understand how it works.

I'll be fitting mine myself cos I like tinkering, others might pay a garage.

[csl_mba]

Cheers Bryce, i like tinkering but not with a £25k motor :hahaha:

[Andyk]

I'm going for cslsmiffy I think...Bryce is that what you have?

[bryce]

Havent bought anything yet Andy, but Im pretty sure I'll be going limiter kit over poly bushes for 3 reasons really.

1. I just got new OEM bushes a few hundred miles ago, so they're sweet as.
2. Limiter kit seems to be the popular choice for retaining OEM comfort / noise.
3. I can fit them myself.

Only thing thats holding me back is one thing (which Mark has raised) Is the fact that if its meant to be held solid, BMW would have made it that way. But you still get some movement with OEM bushes + LK, just gets rids of that horrible lateral movement you get.

[karbonkid]

When I brought my CSL it came with a Turner kit fitted, so i cant compare to what it was like before, but it seems to be all good :thumbs:

[Sailorbaz]

You can fit them yourself but the old ones are a C U Next Tuesday (Apologies in advance to CSLGirl) to remove and sometime require a 'special' tool.

With the TMS (Turner Motorsport) one you get some clear instructions too, which the independant I used had to refer too. I had mine changed and the Limiter Kit fitted for just shy of 300 bangers. I think they seen me coming though, as didn't expect it to be that much at all.

My mate is getting his done in a couple of weeks somewhere local so will see how we get on there.