Midget polybush kit

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Midget polybush kit

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Im gonna pollybush my A30 but think the only way is to buy the midget kit as my front is ex midget disks, my question is will the rear spring bushes be the same as A30 ones as im gonna replace the springs i may as well poly bush them too. Any one done the rears with midget ones, they carnt be too dissimular. Come on Mr Evans sure you should know.
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Oh that Midget spring eye bushes were the same as A35. It would mean we had decent quality parts available in the last 10 years......

IIRC, the Midget has no fixed spring eye bush to the rear, just 2 rubber 'top hat' bushes that push in from either side. The front bush is metalastic type like ours but larger diameter so doesn't fit.

If you can get a kit for the A35, then do. The front bushes will be the same as Midget. Only the discs and uprights are different, the A pans (ignoring the anti-roll bar mounting holes and stiftening plates) and top trunnions are the same as ours.
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Im in the process of having sets of poly bushes made for the rear of our cars, i.e rear springs and roll bar bushes. Can people let me know if they are interested in buying rear sets. Only getting 2 sets made so far but if others want them i will look at the long term. Price should be around the £45 mark but will be cheaper the more I get made. Fronts are easy as they are midget but the rears are not around YET!!!!
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Hiya mate, yeah did tell you i think there was no rear ones about, would be interested in a set also, text me on my mobile later, changed my phone an have lost some of my numbers! yours is one! mark
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question for mr A40,

are the rear spring bushes the same on the A40 as the A30/A35?
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Alan wrote:question for mr A40,

are the rear spring bushes the same on the A40 as the A30/A35?
yes, early MK1's had them both ends but later MK1's had 'top hat' rear bushes
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I meant the rear spring bushes. not the chassis bushes that are like a top hat.
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Alan wrote:I meant the rear spring bushes. not the chassis bushes that are like a top hat.
so did i, to mid 59ish they were Silent-Bloc both end & in the chassis rail (greaseable), post mid 59 the rear shackle had rubber top hat bushes in the spring eye.
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