[DeTomaso] Front Shock Question

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/21/10 12 19 17, rob at dumoulins.net writes:


> My car still has the stock spring spacers.  When I pull those out, do I 
> need
> to get poly bushings.  Do the stock spring spacers sit atop the bushings?
> 

No, those are totally different animals.   Take a look at the factory parts 
diagram:

http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/webpages/catalog/ill5b.html

The spacer is part # 36; the bushing is part #29.   The bushing consists of 
an inner and an outer steel sleeve, bonded together with rubber.   

http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=02008B

As Jack said, the lower ones really take a pounding.

If you lubricate them properly, poly bushings can probably serve you well 
in this application without squeaking.

I know at least one vendor sells poly shock bushings at what I consider to 
be an unusually high price.   They *should* be pretty cheap, but they 
aren't. :<(

Mike