Subject: [Tigers] suspension bushings

From: clyde mclaughlin via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 21:21:31 +0000 (UTC)

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I have used the latest ones from SS, they are marginal at best, I can't spe=
ak to the rubber because they have no age on them yet, but I can speak to t=
he not so good fit, they are loose after installation, =C2=A0some didn't ev=
en need to be pressed. I bought a set of used lower arms from a member and =
they came with a set of OEM british bushings and they fit like they are sup=
posed to, =C2=A0I then took the set off my car that I had put the SS bushin=
gs in and replaced with the arms I got that had the OEM bushings, they were=
 uninstalled in the original package when I got them. I don't remember the =
part number from the OEM but I googled it to no parts found, it's hard to b=
elieve that a basic bushing of that style can't be easily duplicated correc=
tly, Clyde
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<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">I have used the latest ones from SS, they are marginal at best, I can't speak to the rubber because they have no age on them yet, but I can speak to the not so good fit, they are loose after installation, &nbsp;some didn't even need to be pressed. I bought a set of used lower arms from a member and they came with a set of OEM british bushings and they fit like they are supposed to, &nbsp;I then took the set off my car that I had put the SS bushings in and replaced with the arms I got that had the OEM bushings, they were uninstalled in the original package when I got them. I don't remember the part number from the OEM but I googled it to no parts found, it's hard to believe that a basic bushing of that style can't be easily duplicated correctly, Clyde</div>

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From: Will Seay via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:45:28 -0400

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Has anyone tried the bushings from Rootes Parts:
http://www.rootesparts.com/id103.htm
They claim that they are the correct "metalastic" type.

Will - 382001570
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:21 PM clyde mclaughlin via Tigers <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I have used the latest ones from SS, they are marginal at best, I can't
> speak to the rubber because they have no age on them yet, but I can speak
> to the not so good fit, they are loose after installation,  some didn't
> even need to be pressed. I bought a set of used lower arms from a member
> and they came with a set of OEM british bushings and they fit like they are
> supposed to,  I then took the set off my car that I had put the SS bushings
> in and replaced with the arms I got that had the OEM bushings, they were
> uninstalled in the original package when I got them. I don't remember the
> part number from the OEM but I googled it to no parts found, it's hard to
> believe that a basic bushing of that style can't be easily duplicated
> correctly, Clyde
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Has=
 anyone tried the bushings from Rootes Parts:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.ro=
otesparts.com/id103.htm">http://www.rootesparts.com/id103.htm</a></div><div=
 class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">They claim that they are=
 the correct &quot;metalastic&quot; type.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
 style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Will - 382001=
570 <br><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">Tigers@e=
mbarqmail.com</a></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:21 PM clyd=
e mclaughlin via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">tigers=
@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pad=
ding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt arial">I have used the latest ones from=
 SS, they are marginal at best, I can&#39;t speak to the rubber because the=
y have no age on them yet, but I can speak to the not so good fit, they are=
 loose after installation, =C2=A0some didn&#39;t even need to be pressed. I=
 bought a set of used lower arms from a member and they came with a set of =
OEM british bushings and they fit like they are supposed to, =C2=A0I then t=
ook the set off my car that I had put the SS bushings in and replaced with =
the arms I got that had the OEM bushings, they were uninstalled in the orig=
inal package when I got them. I don&#39;t remember the part number from the=
 OEM but I googled it to no parts found, it&#39;s hard to believe that a ba=
sic bushing of that style can&#39;t be easily duplicated correctly, Clyde</=
div>
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