Rear Trailing Arm Bush Replacement

[Alex Knight]

Hi all,

My rear trailing arm bushes are goosed.

Looking here: https://www.polybush.co.uk/shop/toyota/mr2-roadster?attr=2%7C2002

It looks like I need x2 7T and x2 7U bushes - which is coming in at £148 including VAT.

Has anyone come across any other, more cost effective solutions?

Thanks in advance!

[Call the midlife!]

Pair of Hardrace arms are probably around £150 with pillowball joints, never need bushes again.


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[furbern]

Superpro do kits for the Spyder; some people think they seem to last better than polybush on Land Rovers. Bram Racing supplied me some LR superpro at a very reasonable cost, and I think they do them for all makes.

[Call the midlife!]

Superpro do kits for the Spyder; some people think they seem to last better than polybush on Land Rovers. Bram Racing supplied me some LR superpro at a very reasonable cost, and I think they do them for all makes.

Slightly off topic so any quick answer will do but have you had any alignment work done at Bram?


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[dan944]

Sorry...possibly me being an idiot. Is it not in the region of £60 odd

They come in pairs.

Side note, I think I have a brand new set of 7U in the garage. I have hardrace arms instead.

[dan944]

Cancel. I can't find them so think they may have been 7Qs

[Alex Knight]

Pair of Hardrace arms are probably around £150 with pillowball joints, never need bushes again.


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Thanks. What are they like for NVH? I drive the car on the road to trackdays, and I don't want me teeth rattled out!

[Call the midlife!]

Pair of Hardrace arms are probably around £150 with pillowball joints, never need bushes again.


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Thanks. What are they like for NVH? I drive the car on the road to trackdays, and I don't want me teeth rattled out!

I've got them on mine together with fairly stiff Meisters but ending up with T1rs so a little bit of squidge there but they're very bearable, even on some of the single track lanes we drive gently along.



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[Alex Knight]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

I have just spoken to Polybush. The bushes come in pairs of two, ie: bushes will be supplied for LHS and RHS arms.
I assumed that the bushes came for one arm only.

This basically means that it's half the original cost I thought it would be.

I'm going to get bushes instead of hardrace arms - so I'll be ordering x1 7T bush kit and x1 7U bush kit:

[Call the midlife!]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

I have just spoken to Polybush. The bushes come in pairs of two, ie: bushes will be supplied for LHS and RHS arms.
I assumed that the bushes came for one arm only.

This basically means that it's half the original cost I thought it would be.

I'm going to get bushes instead of hardrace arms - so I'll be ordering x1 7T bush kit and x1 7U bush kit:

Squidgy...


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[furbern]

Superpro do kits for the Spyder; some people think they seem to last better than polybush on Land Rovers. Bram Racing supplied me some LR superpro at a very reasonable cost, and I think they do them for all makes.

Slightly off topic so any quick answer will do but have you had any alignment work done at Bram?


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Sorry I have only bought bits from them mailorder - they were very helpful then though.