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by **amdeman** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:57 pm

Superpro, Noltec, Nolothane, others?

Any suggestions / opinions / experiences are welcome with great appreciation.

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by **2LTR Rona** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:08 pm

What application? ? Road car or a race car??

Road car i'd go as close to OEM as possible, so you can set & forget mentality, unless you are happy applying lubricant every x amount of km's ie Nolathane

by **amdeman** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:22 pm

2LTR Rona wrote:What application? ? Road car or a race car??

Road car i'd go as close to OEM as possible, so you can set & forget mentality, unless you are happy applying lubricant every x amount of km's ie Nolathane

Sorry, should have mentioned; a daily, on a budget.
How much difference is there, both in price and use etc?

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:34 pm

Aftermarket rubber bushes, SAS etc supply them. Nolathane are good, but they do transmit alot more vibration into the car. I dont find them that bad, but others may not enjoy it so much. Big difference in cost between rubber and urethane type bushes, at least double usually.

by **skathed** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:37 pm

go with rubber from SAS.

by **amdeman** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:29 pm

Doing some research (Google is your friend) looks like the consensus is that SuperPro has a better track record.

Where to find a retailer in Auckland?

As well as bushes, are there any other pearls of wisdom?
Seen mention of uprated sway bar links, recommended?

by **tsoob** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:52 pm

nolathane has 3 different hardness ratings.

its the shit.

by **skathed** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:30 pm

super pro should be stocks i believe. if u go with superpro or nolathane ive noticed is you dont change all the bushes to it the nolathane wear faster. but this ive only experienced with leaf springs on hilux. cant remember what autolign supplies but there good to deal

by **amdeman** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:57 pm

tsoob wrote:nolathane has 3 different hardness ratings.

its the shit.

What sort of differences are there between their hardness (Oh, God, please don't take that out of context for a quote..)

by **2LTR Rona** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:47 pm

Yes agree Nolathane are the shit, as it has been put, however don't forget for them to continue being the shit you have to lubricate them every X number of km's, think 10,000 from memory, if not done then they do wear / disintegrate as a result

So there is a downside to using them in a road car

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:49 pm

The main issue with Nolathane is that people dont lube them enough when they first fit them...they come with a big sachet of lube for a reason

by **Flannelman** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:33 pm

Rear nolathane sway bar mounts. $20, tightned up the rear end ALOT on the levin

by **amdeman** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:47 pm

Flannelman wrote:Rear nolathane sway bar mounts. $20, tightned up the rear end ALOT on the levin

To go with the new 17mm rear sway bar, and nolothane mounts would a new set of upgraded links be a step in the right direction?
The front sway bar as well?

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:37 pm

No need for upgraded links, new ones will likely be enough of a difference.

by **rollaholic** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:06 am

you might be surprised on price, nolathane etc can be very affordable.

mount shop would also be worth a try if its a relatively common vehicle, they do some pretty cheap standard replacements.

by **tsoob** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:40 pm

for the street use the softest compound..

the harder ones are custom made so they are more $$ as well

by **Bazda** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:45 pm

The normal off the shelf Nolathane is what people use.

You can search for the bushes you need here
http://www.nolathane.com.au/

by **amdeman** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:28 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:No need for upgraded links, new ones will likely be enough of a difference.

Till the price is realised!
Good thing that I was seated when Giltrap Toyota relayed the prices.

Each of those links are around, NOT KIDDING, $ 250 EACH!

Surely a pair, right? Nope.

Next option...

by **amdeman** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:29 pm

tsoob wrote:for the street use the softest compound..

the harder ones are custom made so they are more $$ as well

How is it possible to tell which is which?

by **amdeman** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:31 pm

Bazda wrote:The normal off the shelf Nolathane is what people use.

You can search for the bushes you need here
http://www.nolathane.com.au/

Is an AE101 1994 Corolla;-
A) TOYOTA Corolla AE101, 102, 112 (Levin, Trueno)7/94-9/01?

Or

B) TOYOTA Corolla AE90, 92, 93, 94 (Levin, Trueno)6/89-9/94?

Being NZ new, and back then being VERY backwards on the scale, how much difference would that make compared to the Jap and Aus models?

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