Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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I am rebuilding my lower control arms and I bought Moog K791 bushings like I have in the past, but these are different and are wrong on almost every dimension. The outside diameter is about .015 too big compared to a older stock of Moog bushing. I don't even think it could be pressed.into the control arm being that much too big.. The ID is also too large, the shaft can be put in almost all the way by hand. Does anyone make a rubber replacement bushing that fits? I don't want poly. My older Moog bushing that is correct says "HARRIS" on the rubber at the end. Thanks Moog is junk for the last decade plus, I would get Mevotech now .
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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I am rebuilding my lower control arms and I bought Moog K791 bushings like I have in the past, but these are different and are wrong on almost every dimension. The outside diameter is about .015 too big compared to a older stock of Moog bushing. I don't even think it could be pressed.into the control arm being that much too big.. The ID is also too large, the shaft can be put in almost all the way by hand. Does anyone make a rubber replacement bushing that fits? I don't want poly. My older Moog bushing that is correct says "HARRIS" on the rubber at the end. Thanks Moog is junk for the last decade plus, I would get Mevotech now . I think some of the GM A-Body Community use these bushings and their stuff for now.
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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About 30 years ago I bought three B-body suspension/steering "kits" that were all TRW. My wife asked my why and I couldn't really give her a good reason. I am waiting for her to ask again.....
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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The outside diameter is about .015 too big compared to a older stock of Moog bushing. I don't even think it could be pressed.into the control arm being that much too big.. The ID is also too large, the shaft can be put in almost all the way by hand. The od shouldn't be a problem to install. But the ID, that's a problem for sure! Have you checked dia. of your shafts?
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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moog has been junk for the past 15+ years. rubber bushings, tie rod and ball joint boots, joints themselves that wear super fast, and on and on..................... Just so sad for the hobby these days, when you have to search for NOS for such common wear items. I'd prefer to find a good NEW part versus relying on the intergrity of 30/40/50 yr old rubber ... but that's me. We can thank the EPA for the garbage we have to live with now. I put Moog lower bushings in my 69 GTS that only had 56k miles on it in 2006 , the next spring when I looked under the car i could see that the rubber was already starting to check on the outside. I can only imagine what they look like now with the car being in hibernation since then ...
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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What about Energy Suspension or PST - ones with polygraphite??? Since nobody has mentioned them, I'm guessing no good?
In the HD truck market, there is a company called Atro that makes some GREAT components like this for many applications. I've never looked to see if they do anything for automotive, but I'm going to look into that.
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Re: What brand of lower control arm bushings are good? 69 B-body
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What about Energy Suspension or PST - ones with polygraphite??? Since nobody has mentioned them, I'm guessing no good?
In the HD truck market, there is a company called Atro that makes some GREAT components like this for many applications. I've never looked to see if they do anything for automotive, but I'm going to look into that. Not a fan of polys on the street , I'll admit my only experience was ocassional in a friends rustang daily driver/strip car over the years, but to harsh a ride for my taste.
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