[DeTomaso] Front Shock Question

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Sun Mar 21 15:33:07 EDT 2010


Thanks for clearing that up.  While I've got it apart, should I go ahead and
change the bushings too?  Like everything thus far on this car, I'm sure
they are the originals.

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:29 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> 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
>
>


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