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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 12:40 PM
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Well it's been a little while since Pfadt went out. I'm still needing some replacement parts, bushings, that I have been unable thus far to source elsewhere. Somehow I feel that Pfadt didn't make these soft parts in-house and someone had to supply them. So I'm just throwing this out there, hoping someone will see this that might have some suggestions or knowledge as to where I might find them.

I realize now that I was penny-wise and pound foolish buying 1st gen Pfadt coilovers. But now that I have, I can't just throw $1100.00 in the trash, especially over $20.00 worth of rubber parts.



All I need is the "black poly collar" and "black poly base for the front shocks and I'm in business.
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 12:45 PM
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You're correct - they likely sourced their bushings, etc. from vendor catalogs. It's the smart, expedient thing to do when you're a small company.

I sourced my Pfadt tranny mount bushing replacement here:

http://www.energysuspension.com/univ...isolators.html

Measure your parts and look for equivalents in vendor web sites/catalogs.
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You should be able to source them, have you tried to send them a message on here to see who you might get parts from?
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A few people have had theirs leak, there was a post about a company who does rebuilts. Mine are about 6 months old and are squeaking
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That sucks....glad I skipped Pfadt coilovers I was looking at.
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 66dts-v
You should be able to source them, have you tried to send them a message on here to see who you might get parts from?
I actually spoke with them in the last few weeks before they shut down but it has been a total blackout since then. I did a PM on here with no response.

Originally Posted by Mattie Num Nums
A few people have had theirs leak, there was a post about a company who does rebuilts. Mine are about 6 months old and are squeaking
I read that thread too, guess it would not hurt to contact them too.


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You're correct - they likely sourced their bushings, etc. from vendor catalogs. It's the smart, expedient thing to do when you're a small company.

I sourced my Pfadt tranny mount bushing replacement here:

http://www.energysuspension.com/univ...isolators.html

Measure your parts and look for equivalents in vendor web sites/catalogs.
After seeing your post about the brace I spent a few hours looking with no success. I should take another stab at that also. Very disappointing that no one at Pfadt were really Vette people willing to at least provide information.
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