Powerflex Polyurethane Bushes
Powerflex manufacture a wide range of polyurathane suspension bushes, for most popular vehicle makes and
models. The Powerflex range is built up of; anti roll bar bushes, control arm bushes, shock bushes and mouting
bushes. You can view and buy the full range of Powerflex Polurethane Suspension Bushes in our online shop.
What you need to know!
Suspension bushes are fitted to all cars at all points where the vechile chassis is joined to a moving suspension
component. They are fitted to provide a noise and vibrattion absorbing barrier between you and the road.
Car Manufacturers fit rubber bushes which act as a sound barrier. Without them cars would feel much harsher
and noiser. Rubber is predominently used as it is cheap, and relevantely soft to offer a comfortable and quiet ride.
A vehicles original bushes will become softer and more pliable over time, allowing more and more movement of
the vehicles suppension components, making the car feel “woolly” . Handling will become less responsive and
you might experience accelerated tyre wear and braking instabvility.
Standard bushes are manufactured from a rubbercompound containing natural products which perish and
deteriorate over time and do not have the best properties for resisting oils and fuels, combined with contant stress
rubber suspension bushes eventually deteriorate and break up.
This is the single biggest reason you can instantly tell the difference driving a three year old car compared with a
new showroom model. However even new cars will benefit from Powerflex Bushes because of their superior
design they offer much more effective control of the suspension components to a much greater extent than normal
rubber items.
Polyurethance is an ideal material for making into suspension bushes, providing high tensile strength, elasticity
and immense durability in the toughest conditions. Polyurethane is also impervoius to petrol and vehicle oil, will
not age or perish and has a longer working life; up to 3-4 times that of rubber bushes.
By correctly engineering the polyurethane compound, bushes can be made 25-30% stiffer than new rubber items
but with exactly the same noise absorbing properties.
Why Fit Powerflex Bushes?
- Improved performance
- Better handling
- Prolonged tyre life
- Increase your safety
Why do I need them then?
Powerflex bushes improve your cars' road holding and chassis performance by controlling the amount of unwanted flex in the suspension. This means your suspension is doing what it is supposed to. It means your tyres have greater contact with the road at all times therefore improving safety and performance. Correctly formulated polyurethane is as good if not better at noise, vibration and harshness suppression when compared to rubber.
Are they easy to fit?
We design all the bushes so that they can be fitted without special tools. However sometimes it is a lot harder to remove the old bushes than fit the new ones. If you feel you have very little mechanical knowledge, experience, talent or tools, either ask a friend or get them professionally fitted. More Powerflex FAQ's
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