Radius Rod Bush - 1 Piece Vs 2 Piece

[Kinks]

Looking at replacing my radius rod bush as an overall suspension refresher, Whiteline make a 1 piece bush and Nolathane make a 2 piece bush. The Whiteline would have to be pressed in, Nolathane looks like you just line the bits up and put the rod back in place and whack a bolt through it.

Is the whiteline a better bush or is there not really much difference in practice?

[Duncan]

they both go straight in without a press...its nice and loose until the central/adjustable bush is in.

AFAIK these will be the same. the noltec ones are the good ones because you can easily adjust them on car....with the style above you need to drop the caster rod out to rotate the adjusting bsuh

[Kinks]

ahh cheers Duncan - the noltec brand is now called whiteline plus by the looks of it

http://www.whiteline.com.au/Plus/product_d...t_number=W82481

I see what everyone means now by toothed bolt for on-car adjustment.

I remember an earlier post by you saying you used the "standard" adjustable ones and set both to max and it was close enough.. are the noltec ones worth the premium? (is caster something that requires adjustment every alignment or is it set and forget)?

[Duncan]

yeah I would go the whiteline plus next time for my use, but I don't think they are worth the effort for most. You just set them to max when you install them and leave it at that.

[Kinks]

Ripper, thanks mate

[BI6TIM]

I have the Whiteline plus in my 33 now. Only been in there about 2 weeks, trialing them for work at the moment, they seem good so far.

For everyone who reads this, DON'T USE NOLATHANE EVER!!! They are absolute rubbish! I work in suspension and I've seen them fall apart in cars that have not even been driven yet.

If not whiteline plus, use Superpro bushes. On another note, once you have as close to the desired castor as the bushes will allow, there is really no need to be adjusting them. If you want easily adjusted, get rose jointed adjustable castor rods.