Puma Vs Mk5 Fiesta Wishbones.... supposedly there is a diff!!
#1
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:26 PM
i found this picture on their facebook page, under the heading Puma wishbone bushes now available :
and sure enough, those do look like the bushes i have, but certainly not the wishbones i have!!!
has anyone ever seen wishbones like that?
i have just bought (2nd hand) another set of ford OEM (fiesta) wishbones, but these aint gonna help me fit these Flo-Flex bushes!!
anyone know where i can get FRP rear wishbone bushes cheaper than pumaspeed?!
#2
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:38 PM
The rear bush can be bought from Ford but only a bit cheaper then Pumaspeed.
The wishbones was picked up today by Yodel and should be with you by the weekend.
#3
Posted 11 April 2012 - 07:48 PM
can anyone show a print/picture of the finis codes, so i can get onto Flo-Flex to sort it... i have also messaged fordpartsuk to see if there is any difference too!!
#7
Posted 12 April 2012 - 11:29 AM
Big help, cheers
#8
Posted 12 April 2012 - 10:10 PM
Also, I'm looking at bushing the front of mine, and it's not got original Ford ones on any more, so I'll need to source a pair. Anybody have a brace for a bare (No bushes) wishbone from Ford?
Cheers
#9
Posted 12 April 2012 - 10:15 PM
they have prob sold you mk3 fiesta bushes knowing them.
Fiesta mk4/5 and puma all share the same front subframe and lower arms etc so a propper bush for any will fit the whole range
#10
Posted 13 April 2012 - 07:07 AM
#11
Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:49 PM
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you have the wrong wishbone, the wishbone you have used (as per this
picture : http://i2.photobucke..._55972831_n.jpg
)
is an aftermarket wishbone, and not what was supplied on any puma from
the factory!
Ford themselves have the exact same part number for the fiesta and
puma wishbones (Left - 1330239, Right - 1330238) as per these images
from the ford Ecat :
http://i2.photobucke...659_2_19648.gif
http://i2.photobucke...659_2_58208.gif
at the moment my car is up in the air with no wishbones attached, i
would like to get this resolved asap!
could i have a refund for these rear bushes (i bought a full wishbone
set - although i have not tried to fit the front bush yet!) so i can
get some standard bushes and get my car back on the road?
and in response i got :
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Kind regards
they do however already sell the mk5 wishbone bushes on eBay! lol
they look like this :
so they might just do the job!??
they mention in the advert to state whether you need 64mm or 66mm, i presume this refers to OEM or aftermarket bushes?
This post has been edited by AndyReact: 13 April 2012 - 02:59 PM
#12
Posted 14 April 2012 - 11:30 AM
shame they used 3rd party wishbones to design the part for..lol
They look proper cheap quality compared to the nice powerflex ones TBH
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#13
Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:28 AM
#14
Posted 29 August 2014 - 08:26 AM
AndyReact, on 15 April 2012 - 07:28 AM, said:
Thinking of changing the front and rear bushes on a new set of arms for these
Front Wishbone bushes lower front http://www.pumaspeed...-Bushes_192.jsp and rear http://www.pumaspeed...ush-set_196.jsp Pumaspeed say there might be issue fitting the bushed to non OEM parts.
Opinion very welcome.