How long should radius arm bushes last?

[Tom W]

I’ve just pulled the back axle out so I can do a diff swap and fix anything else I find in there that needs doing. I was a little disappointed to find both radius arm bushes were starting to tear. These were replaced a couple of years ago, so haven’t been in long and have probably done no more than 10,000 miles in that time. They weren’t genuine parts, but I’d hope they’d last a little better than this. I’ll try and find genuine ones for the reassembly. This might explain why the car always felt a little loose from the back end.

[politeperson]

My non genuine ones lasted for 2,500 miles. They were not worth fitting.

[Tom W]

I’ll be fitting genuine ones when it goes back together again. Hopefully they’ll last longer.