Bushing Help
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From: Birmingham Al
Bushing Help
Did GM pour Trailing arm bushing in place and the Control arms also..I hear they poured it in .. That's why you can't buy new ones ( Rubber ones ) but GM used to have them years back..I don't get it.. Why can't you buy rubber bushings.... I need new rubber bushings,,,THANKs
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Because there aren't any rubber bushings left to buy.
People just don't understand how this works. When GM makes parts they always make about 20% extra for spares. When those spares are gone, that's it. There are no more. In some cases it can take many years to use up those parts (if they don't have much demand). Another thing that happens is that GM sells the older parts to clear out their warehouses. That's when companies like Vintage Parts come in and buy up those old parts.
There is no "they stopped making these parts" recently. They stopped making those parts 20+ years ago.
If you can't find a new version of the part you're looking for then the only option is to buy a used one. I just bought a used PCV hose for my car yesterday because there are no more new ones -- unless you find an eBay listing like this (check the price -- for a 6" hose!):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Chevrole...-/110987489325
People just don't understand how this works. When GM makes parts they always make about 20% extra for spares. When those spares are gone, that's it. There are no more. In some cases it can take many years to use up those parts (if they don't have much demand). Another thing that happens is that GM sells the older parts to clear out their warehouses. That's when companies like Vintage Parts come in and buy up those old parts.
There is no "they stopped making these parts" recently. They stopped making those parts 20+ years ago.
If you can't find a new version of the part you're looking for then the only option is to buy a used one. I just bought a used PCV hose for my car yesterday because there are no more new ones -- unless you find an eBay listing like this (check the price -- for a 6" hose!):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Chevrole...-/110987489325
Last edited by Cliff Harris; Jan 1, 2013 at 12:02 AM.
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Thanks for the input.. BUT when I can buy from NAPA ( Parts in Stock ) Bushing for my 57 Chevy right now ..I just got a little upset say what..We can buy new conrol arms with rubber in them frount and rear but all that money just to get $100.00 worth of bushings...I just saying WHAT...I have reworked this 96 75% new with NOS parts and drive hard on the track ETC. and it just takes it I recheck the the thing nothing all looks good with 15 year old bushings ,Just saying I would like to go back with new stuff if old stuff works well new stuff should be way better ..All that BS on these Forums about the ploy I just want to put on and forget it ..Go drive the thing..Maybe it just me..If it works leave it NOS...Thanks...
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Thanks for the input.. BUT when I can buy from NAPA ( Parts in Stock ) Bushing for my 57 Chevy right now ..I just got a little upset say what..We can buy new conrol arms with rubber in them frount and rear but all that money just to get $100.00 worth of bushings...I just saying WHAT...I have reworked this 96 75% new with NOS parts and drive hard on the track ETC. and it just takes it I recheck the the thing nothing all looks good with 15 year old bushings ,Just saying I would like to go back with new stuff if old stuff works well new stuff should be way better ..All that BS on these Forums about the ploy I just want to put on and forget it ..Go drive the thing..Maybe it just me..If it works leave it NOS...Thanks...
Also you can "build your own" polyurethane using DOM tubing, bulk bushings and inserts. Using this approach you should certainly be able to replicate an OE/ride or suspension equivalent. It's not as complicated as it might seem. It's done regularly in restoration projects. You need DOM or a tubing without a seam, the seam will tear up a bushing. The possibilities are endless. You can create your own suspension rigidity. FEY (Y-yours).
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