Source for Suspension Bushing?
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There are two of these that go into the Pfadt trans mount that I am trying to replace. They are basically soft poly bushings Pfadt sourced for the application rather than making a custom piece to keep costs down. Here they are assembled on the mount.
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Patches, first off.... Thank you so much. Received the poly bushing yesterday. Very nice of you to do that.
As far as which bushing it is, it's without a doubt the stiffer poly bushing. It is identical to the "Firm" bushing that comes with the Pfadt mount. I picked up a lightly used mount several months back. It included what the original owner said was everything from Pfadt, A "Firm" and "Soft" center bushing. He had the soft bushing installed for about 3000 miles, at least what he said. I pulled the bushing out to compare to the others and it is more like a firm rubber vs a stiff poly. At least how it feels. The softer one Pfadt supplied with their mount is definitely a softer compound.
As far as which bushing it is, it's without a doubt the stiffer poly bushing. It is identical to the "Firm" bushing that comes with the Pfadt mount. I picked up a lightly used mount several months back. It included what the original owner said was everything from Pfadt, A "Firm" and "Soft" center bushing. He had the soft bushing installed for about 3000 miles, at least what he said. I pulled the bushing out to compare to the others and it is more like a firm rubber vs a stiff poly. At least how it feels. The softer one Pfadt supplied with their mount is definitely a softer compound.
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This one is pretty frickin' close. Think the Pfadt is 1" tall. Shim it and you are good.
This was a quick search so I'm sure we can find an exact size match with a bit more searching.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Energy-Suspension-9-9118G-Universal-Bump-Stop-Polyurethane-Black-/300814171569?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4609ebfdb1&vxp=mtr
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