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thanks to mike dulinski, , I am starting over, . with another bushing brace,

do what od, did, tap one side, will have pictures, still looking for shock bushings,,,

they are around in poly,, but finding the size...nothing from kanter yet.

may take the time to make a mold and use flexane,,,thats what I usedfor rear axle bushings..

had. durathane on the brain-,,,


thanks again, mike

nothing from kanter yet.


Did you phone them and speak with Stuart or Dan Kanter? I actually got my set of 8 from Dan directly but Stuart should be aware of this as well. As I said in prior posts on this topic, these bushings are not a Packard parts catalog item, but are available.

od

I emailed stuart,

mini rear axle bushing,, then the other bushings,, they will give up quick,,

going to make molds,,

and see if I can find others,, in poly,, don t care if they are red..

mini bushing pt no 445389,, looks like new, possible poly,

shock bushings NOS most likely .. pt no 445340,,

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the number on 445340, i ran on the internet, came up dodge desoto 37-48, shock bushings.a box went for 7 dollars on ebay.

the number on bushing 668164..

ok,,

Jegs,,,energy suspension 9-8113G,,shock eye bushing,,,

5/8 id,,x 11/16ths long..

4.69 for set of 4,,

ordered 8,,

packard must of used 5/8s long bushings..

these de soto bushings I got over my 3/4 spacer,,

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these fit snug on 5/8s spacer,

pat,,,,,these are what you want,

i have graphite so i will rub them with it. it doesn't say poly graphite ..

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got the stabilizer in, but, my rear link arms came out of bracket,, that was a WOW,,

what happens is you let rear axle down the links come out, just hang there, ,,there must be a stop that holds them ,,so i guess you can remove torque arms, and rear end, without that tool..

when you jack rear axle up you can put arms in bracket. but it was one of those out of bod things,,cause i was waiting for them to drop,

i used my org stabilizer ,,using mikes for future, if i didn't drill holes out to 5/8 i could of saved 150 thou,, had to use washers to hold spacer, torqued the nuts to 40 lbs. ,,spacers are stainless,

since i have spare bracket, might make a kit, for people who don't have access to machines.

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what i got from mike, nice grinding,

ok,, so to reuse this, od used 1/4 inch, with no problems, me i would like 3/8's . as long as turned down part is there, that should be just lower than bracket, so when you torque it down your pulling spacer up.

using 3/8's the bolt head will cover the 1/2 inch hole. without a washer. will have to drill into that spacer at least half way for threads.

if i make this up, the end plates will have a 7/16th hole. the plates maybe stainless. drill through the spacer for 7/16 bolt. like i did for mine ,, but without inner washers, think i said why i had to do that.

pat, hope that helps..

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