Yes no problem in expanding my reason for asking the question.
Standard diff mount bushes deteriorated within a 1000- 1200 miles , when I / we got under the car you could physically move the diff by hand and see movement within the top mount diff bushes.
Rear 'A' frames , the rubber in the bush could be seen sponging out between the two metal surfaces .
New rotoflex couplings 'cack' !!!
I have an old set of these couplings from probably the mid - late eighties , put them in the vice and distort them all ways , no signs of cracking in the rubber , the new ones I fitted , no other words but expensive cack!!!
Rubbers under the anti roll bar and front shocks , compressed and distorted to nothing but a sponge like substance.
About 5 years ago I purchased a full set of standard looking bushes from TTR . I was informed by them that the rubber they were made from was a superior compound and so was the price but the period of time I kept the Elan they preformed very well with no issues.
Yes it does sound a little funny that the supplier of the bushes would be supplying the same bushes with different compounds for retail via TTR , I don't mind paying for a superior item as long as the item is superior.
I am aware that there are different compound poly bushes , don't mind fitting them as long as they are not bright yellow or blue and I don't have to set about my rear uprights or 'A' frames with an hack saw and file to make them fit.
JonB wrote:A!ll mine came from Sue Miller.
As the car is not back together I can't comment on the quality of the things, but I trust Sue.
..the common garden ones seem to be very poor quality at the moment..
Could you expand on that, please? I haven't read any comments to that effect on here recently.