I in desperate need of replacing both front lower wishbones and also upgrade them with power-flex bushes. Would I have to get genuine arms and have to cut bushes off to fit them or is there somewhere I can buy new lower arms with these already fitted? Just that my old bottom ball joints are suspect so I cant just install them on those.

You can buy cheaper wishbones to fit the poly bushes to but the weak point is going to be the ball joint at the end of the wishbone.
For longevity your probably better off buying genuine a fiat item and burning/drilling the bushes off them.

Also either get the bushes pressed on by a propper bearing press or do the modification to the forward bush mounting to prevent it from sliding off under heavy braking.

Definately use genuine fiat 'bones for this job.

Aftermarket arms have balljoint issues far more often.

Personally though, i think there are better ways of spending the money than polybushing the wishbones.

Just been quickly reading some older posts about problems associated with fitted Polly bushes, are they any noticeably better over genuine replacement items? I must confess I drive and brake really hard and I can really notice the worn bush at the moment so any upgrade or improvement would be beneficial but just cant decide which would be the better option?

What other handling mods do you have?

polybushed wishbones are a definite improvement over standard - much more precision in the steering with more feel in mid-corner

However, I would normally recommend that they are the last serious handling mod, after:-

Upper strut brace
Springs & shocks
Camber (either via bolts or top mount adjustment)
Rear ARB
Front ARB
Lower subframe brace

None apart from the lowering springs. I've just taken it off the road to refurb a few things so any advise would be welcomed.

Things on my to do list:

Handbrake cables
Tar-ox or similar disc's, Red Stuff pad's
Braided hoses
Front lower arm's, drop links and track rod end's

I'm hoping to all this In one hit. I've picked up a few bit's and pieces already, just need to source a cheap supplier for the genuine arms and decent disc's. I wanted to fit Brembo's but didn't no what other mods I'd require?

Handbrake cables Alternative Autos
Tar-ox or similar disc's, Red Stuff pad's Check out the latest Pagid Group Buy
Braided hoses - check out the Group Buy section - DON'T buy Goodridge hoses off Ebay, they will probably be the incorrect type (they can burst)
Front lower arm's, drop links and track rod end's Alternative Autos



I take it you're not on about a 20VT then? Brembos can be fitted to a non 20VT but it needs more than just calipers - speak to Joe (CountryCruising)

It's been so frustrating letting people over the years who no little or nothing about Coupes, slowly wreck and moan about my car
Hopefully now with help can get it all sorted and back to how it should be.

Owned it for 5 years, in 2 garages for 3 hench my frustration

Thanks to all for your help!

I don't understand

Coupe specialists have been around since before I bought my first Coop in 2000 - L&M International were probably the most prominent at the time, but Motormech, Torque Italia and PowerFiat all arrived on the scene more than five years ago.

I suspect the true issue is that you weren't willing to travel to have the car looked after by someone that knows what they were doing. Your choice - not really the fault of the local spanner monkeys.