Front Bushings - best source?

[RickB]

Apparently I need to replace some bushings up front, this is for a 78 Midget (though appearances may deceive).

Where do I find good new bushings for street use, I want a good mixture of comfort and handling if possible.
So no I don't want the poly stuff, rubber would do just fine I am guessing. With the quality issues out there I want to be sure I am getting product that will fit and last.

 

[Nelson]

Try Peter C. at Worldwide Imports.

 

[RickB]

Cool, I like Peter.
He also has good suggestions for local beers.

 

[nomad]

What was that beer, Rick,umm----Jumping cow?---spotted cow?----. At any rate the group drank the town dry of -something-cow. You got the last one and I never got a taste!!

Kurt.

 

[RickB]

Ah that makes me sad Kurt!!

I am glad I was able to buy Two Women for our friend BillM while I went Totally Naked at Siebkens Bar!!

Ok ok...
"Two Women" and "Totally Naked" are local beers from the New Glarius brewery there close to Elkhart Lake.

 

[PeterC]

Ya know, I contacted the brewery the week before, suggesting that "people of considerable taste" are coming to town, and we might have a run on Spotted Cow and that it would be cool for these visitors to have a memento in their goodie bag. I was disappointed they didn't pony-up some "tip a cow" key fobs, or something.

Great brewery, though.

https://www.newglarusbrewing.com

They do not sell out of state...... they can't keep up. A bar in Manhattan got BIG fines for serving it. It was a semi-load, though.

Plan for Octoberfest sometime in September. Great party.

Peter

 

[RickB]

Does anyone have experience with these?
What are the parts for exactly?
Are the trunion bushings included here?
2 sets per A arm equals 8 bushings, then there are 4 more - trunions each side?

https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=75728&SortOrder=1

 

[Guest]

Yeah, 8 bottom 4 topt total. I'm going poly this go round ( same set as above). The rubber doesn't last at all. I get about 10K and they need to be changed.

 

[RickB]

Well if you want this set I suggest you go through one of the resellers that support this site, keep it in the family here.

 

[mrsprite]

I have poly in my Bugeye and love it. I don't notice a rough ride, but it probably is rougher than a stock Bugeye (then again, my Bugeye is far from stock). I have had to replace the trunnion bushings though......the hole got wallowed out after a few years of use......this is my only real complaint, but I drive my car pretty hard so I really can't blame the bushings.

 

[nomad]

Well, Peter, we surely have good taste in auto's!! So our loss was their's as well!
Now I'm going to have to make a drive to Wisconsin just for a "Spotted Cow". Maybe I could make some cash by hauling a case or two back just like guys did with Coors in my college days. (Though with Coors I never could figure the attraction).

Kurt.

 

[nomad]

Rick; I personally prefer the poly for the top trunnion and rubber for the inner A arm. I fitted all of them on my BE and don't feel they give enough. On the Midget I took to LoTO I fitted the poly at the top and rubber at the bottom and I think I prefer that. Least thats my experience, others may very!

Kurt.

 

[Guest]

Already got them in the big order that got screwed up.

 

[DrEntropy]

Just my 2p but poly will outlast and out perform the available rubber ones.

and:
Drink Indigenous! :laugh:

 

[Jim_Gruber]

You'll still need to replace the Fulcrum Pin Bushings to do it right. Those do not come with a major suspension kit and they need to be brazed in.
Apple Hydraulics and Winners Circle both sell the metal threaded bushings. Apple will provide a turnkey replacement send them the A-Arms and 5 days later new brazed in bushings and painted / straightened A Arms come back. Peter C can ream the kingpin bushings for you.

I tried with my MAPP Torch to unbraze and replace the threaded bushings. It takes some technique to do. I gave up and used my credit card as a great tool for this job.

 

[PeterC]

I have poly in my Bugeye and love it. I don't notice a rough ride, but it probably is rougher than a stock Bugeye (then again, my Bugeye is far from stock). I have had to replace the trunnion bushings though......the hole got wallowed out after a few years of use......this is my only real complaint, but I drive my car pretty hard so I really can't blame the bushings.

I can blame them. And do. And I see lots of cracked A-frames having used them. If you insist on poly (as opposed to properly made rubber (not all are equal))go with the SuperPro from OZ.

Peter C

(Dr. E. Even more "indigenous" to me is www.aleassylum.com "Brewed in Madison Fermented in sanity.")

 

[RickB]

Peter, where does one get these "properly made rubber" products?

I'm only shying away from rubber due to stories of poor product, I am guessing the rubber bushes in my car are original so they lasted a long time.
However the rubber bushes you could get in the 60's and 70's are not the same as what you can get now from the usual suspects.

 

[PeterC]

I, and other vendors, CAN get Quinton-Hazel lower inner bushings. Part number Y-9. The upper outer, Y-16, are being a bit more difficult to source. Q-H don't seem to be making them. Some of us who find most poly abhorrent are working on it. But, as the uppers are infinitely easier to change, I would still opt for short lived rubber than any red or black poly.

I'm working on a demonstration of the differences.

Peter

 

[RickB]

Peter, check your PM.

 

[Guest]

I thought these things cracked control arms with rubber too. I have one that cracked. I have replacement arms w/ a union jack and says " a British reproduction". Are those decent arms?