Rear axle bushings

I had an advisory notice with my MOT this year saying rear axle bushes worn has anyone changed these? any feedback would be appreciated also has anyone fitted ROCA bushes?

Thanks in advance

 

Thanks John, those bushes have only had the Enginer kit to contend with for less than 3 years and I have fitted after-market bushes on other vehicles and found many benefits in ride and handling, just never heard of Roca and don't know of any others available for the Prius

 

Hi John no problems with tyre sizes on my Prius but pre-2006 didn't have to have resistors fitted for led bulb replacements either, made a huge difference to handling together with the strut brace I fitted and fuel economy on motorway wasn't affected which surprised me, I did think bigger tyres at the front would be the more aerodynamic route I still expected a hit with wider fronts. I would not advise the lead acids unless you do very short journeys the weight penalty and perket affect make them hard to get any return on investment. If I was buying my battery now I could get a 120Ah at half the price and almost half the weight now, the 80Ah 48Volt battery I have works well for me since I changed the BMS to a very cheap one from "BatteryBMS"

 

I am not sure about the Celica but the Corolla shares the same Toyota part number. One thing I don't like about the rubber bushes is the windup / memory position I would rather have urethane bushes with their grease. I would like to fix this once I am getting a bit old to be crawling under cars

 

I have a pair of 205 50 16 I tried at the front but the 55 profile seems to handle so much better, I will use them on the back when I need them replacing

 

I have been out of the loop for a while but I believe Fountain electronics china can supply just the inverter for you it is easy to hook up and I am happy to help if you want it, once you see the benefits you can easily upgrade later to lithium phosphate pack which will be twice the power and half the weight

 

I wonder how US readers will react to that the 205 was a common size for a lot of BMW's here and so much cheaper, the initial fuel economy comes from not being run flat tires which are heavier, like you say much quieter and more comfortable and you can get a puncture repaired if you have to. I wouldn't go back to the 195's either

 

She has 120,ooo miles on her so far andhas had a hard life many tools or camping gear etc on top of a 4KWH Enginer plug in kit.

 

I will post some once I have done it but won't be until I find suitable replacements