[DeTomaso] Front Shock Question

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sun Mar 21 19:50:36 EDT 2010


My vote is yes... if you can afford it.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
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On 3/21/2010 12:33 PM, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
> 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:
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>> In a message dated 3/21/10 12 19 17, rob at dumoulins.net writes:
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>> 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?
>>
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>> No, those are totally different animals.  Take a look at the factory parts
>> diagram:
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>> http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/webpages/catalog/ill5b.html
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>> 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
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>> 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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