Post by certimafied on Apr 27, 2016 20:08:50 GMT -5
The old dogbone bushing and front motor mount bushing in my Justy were pretty much worn out and the few dealers around me couldnt get them. So time to improvise, I wanted to find something I could easily adapt and should be readily available for a while. What I ended up with is a Nice polyurethane flanged bushing from energy suspension part number 9.9485.
Forgot to do the photos but I have enough to explain. This is my dogbone with the new bushing in it worked out beautifully and I kept the flanges. the old bushing is laying there and the one Im holding is the new unit before cutting it down to size.
This bushing is 2 inch OD with a 2 inch width counting the flange on the end. The original bushings on the car are not as wide and also have a slightly larger OD, so there is more to do to make these new ones fit.
I ended up using a thin walled pipe of a larger size ,I think 2-1/4 inch something pretty easy to get, and cut a little out of in and formed it down until it fit in the mount. This worked out great to take up the clearance between the mount and the new bushing.
Here you can see what I did with the pipe inside the mount. I was able to get them 'press in' tight so I didnt even worry about welding them or anything. This is the front motor mount.
Couple other things. The new bushing comes with a nice inner sleeve but the sleeves ID is 5/8 inch our Justys are 11mm, much smaller so one more obstacle!
I was able to use the metal piece from one of the original bushings and press it into the new sleeve and have my correct ID for the bolt without modification to the car. The others I used some old metal inserts for shock bushings that were laying around.
This is the cool bonus find The rear mount on the rear differential is the same as the two motor mounts. Thats actually what is in the last picture.
They are Stiffer for sure The whole feel of the car changes at speed and at idle. So does the response especially when your motor has to buck in its mounts before the power gets to the wheels. The rear is much quieter too, mostly out in the woods or on gravel roads when Im having fun. They kind of break in a little after while, or you get used to it im not sure which.
Forgot to do the photos but I have enough to explain. This is my dogbone with the new bushing in it worked out beautifully and I kept the flanges. the old bushing is laying there and the one Im holding is the new unit before cutting it down to size.
This bushing is 2 inch OD with a 2 inch width counting the flange on the end. The original bushings on the car are not as wide and also have a slightly larger OD, so there is more to do to make these new ones fit.
I ended up using a thin walled pipe of a larger size ,I think 2-1/4 inch something pretty easy to get, and cut a little out of in and formed it down until it fit in the mount. This worked out great to take up the clearance between the mount and the new bushing.
Here you can see what I did with the pipe inside the mount. I was able to get them 'press in' tight so I didnt even worry about welding them or anything. This is the front motor mount.
Couple other things. The new bushing comes with a nice inner sleeve but the sleeves ID is 5/8 inch our Justys are 11mm, much smaller so one more obstacle!
I was able to use the metal piece from one of the original bushings and press it into the new sleeve and have my correct ID for the bolt without modification to the car. The others I used some old metal inserts for shock bushings that were laying around.
This is the cool bonus find The rear mount on the rear differential is the same as the two motor mounts. Thats actually what is in the last picture.
They are Stiffer for sure The whole feel of the car changes at speed and at idle. So does the response especially when your motor has to buck in its mounts before the power gets to the wheels. The rear is much quieter too, mostly out in the woods or on gravel roads when Im having fun. They kind of break in a little after while, or you get used to it im not sure which.