[Tigers] suspension bushings

[Buck Trippel]

I've had good luck with the Metalastic version I've bought from Sunbeam Spares in the UK.
http://sunbeamspares.com/shop/

(note: I did not buy the bushings from the recently formed Sunbeam Alpine Tiger Spares company that is also in the UK. The name similarity is confusing. I have no idea if this different company even sells bushings.)

Buck


From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of clyde mclaughlin via Tigers
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:00 AM
To: Tigers at embarqmail.com
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] suspension bushings

The metalastik bushing number for the lower arm is 13/1408 30, I took this off OEM bushings in a rooted package, clyde
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On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Will Seay <mailto:Tigers at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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 
mailto:Tigers at embarqmail.com


On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:21 PM clyde mclaughlin via Tigers <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net> 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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