Suspension bushes - lifespan

My 2001 LC105 has now done 186,000k and at last service was advised that bushes are showing signs of wear....like you no off roading like the old days, but general wear & tear. Nearly died at the price of genuine replacements....$80 each, so we have that little cost to overcome shortly.

There are aftermarket kits, usually in a non rubber composition which may last longer, but have a harsher ride and not a supple.........if you are in NSW suggest you contact ALLSPARES 4x4 in Newcastle you advertising they can supply rubber bushes at $45 each, they don`t say if genuine, but will be investigating that for sure.

Steve,
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RA.

Hi Steve,
I bought & fitted parabolic spring set (3 spring leaves) for the rear of my L/C 2007 VDJ79 (V8). The cost of 3 pairs of bushes for both sides (=a set) were $50 (APM non-genuine parts). (And the 'u' bolts were $7.50c each including nuts - compares with genuine ones @ $50 +2 nuts @ $3 ea.!!) The springs are a great improvement on the old ones - greater load bearing & smoother ride. But the front bushes didn't last 15,000kms, and to make matters worse the bolts had grease holes which weakened them, making the 14ml bolt equal to about 11ml . On the Anne Beadell one bolt broke in 2 across the grease hole, leaving the larger half in the bush. Fortunately I found a bolt in my spares that got us home. Dismantling the other side at home revealed that the bush was worn through and was sitting on the spring. The spring supplier promptly replaced the bushes and the 14ml bolts with 18ml ones, free of charge.
Think I'll take a spare set of bushes on my next long trip!
Happy travelling!

Had new 'red' synthetic bushes fitted to my 60 series with grease nipples. Have travelled a fairly hard 10,000k's (Gunbarrel, Anne Beadell, Oodnadatta etc.) and found the bushes have split.
I remembered reading somewhere that the rubber bushes are much better for corrugations etc. so I will be going back to them.