1st Gen R50 Cooper Most liked posts in thread: Struts and Control Arm Bushings needed

Definitely go for the Powerflex bushings. You can get them pre-pressed from Way Motor Works
(if he has them in stock) to save a little labour. Some shops will purchase them for you, and some
won't - ask. If replacing all 4 struts, you might consider Koni Yellow or Bilstein for performance or
Koni FSD for comfort (stock springs only with those). Might be a good time to do the front strut mounts,
or at least check them out.
Do you have the old style struts/springs/hardware (before 4/2002) or the later ones (4/2002 - 2006)?
This will make a difference in what struts and strut mounts will fit. You can get a few extra parts and
change to the later style, however, if necessary.
Shocks, struts, and bushings should just take 1 day in the shop if they have all the parts and aren't
booked up with other jobs.

 

Detroit tuned will also have them.

 

If you go with powerflex (made from urethane), you will never need to deal with the problem again... If you go with OEM (vulcanized rubber), they will eventually need to be replaced again... The powerflex black is a very hard durometer for racin. The purple is a softer durometer better suited for street...

 

Heilx has Powerflex for $86.13 + $8.85 shipping. WayMotorWorks has them for $86.99 + $12.00 shipping. Check with their websites for options.

 

^^^^ no they are not. You are thinking of the OEM motor mounts.

They are rubber with 3 siotted holes around them. If you drive hard at all you will need to replace them almost every year because they flex too much and rip.

Either way once they fail do not put another set back in or you will be buying them again soon. Wait on the install and order the Powerflex ones and do the job once the right way.

 

we drop the sub frame to install the bushings and charge a flat 450 plus an alignment @125 just putting on some shock is about 3 hours so around 300 bucks. so it's right around 1000 like he said. it will be an all day job for the installer.

 

Thank you for the kind words, glad we could help.

All orders are being shipped out with small white DT logos included in the box, as well as an insulator for the beverage of your choosing. :beer

Nick
Detroit Tuned

 

If you are doing the struts and have the car apart, i strongly recommend the swift lowering springs you can get from me at
Greene Performance
they are focused on making the car handle well but not providing a non functional ride height drop.

 

If the oem ones were just solid rubber, they'd last a while, but they're
oil filled and when (not if, but when) the rubber shell breaks, they leak, and get floppy.