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fc subframe solid bushings
by
gc3
on 05 Oct, 2013 21:43
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I cannot seem to find a source for solid subframe bushings for an FC...
everyone seems to be out of stock if they even list it...
anyone know of any sources?
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#1
by
usmcpi
on 06 Oct, 2013 03:33
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I got mine on Amazon. Think the brand is drop forge or something. They seem to be about a mm too small in diameter though. Could just be my diff housing though, not sure. I have 2 sets laying around.
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#2
by
cool
on 06 Oct, 2013 16:07
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You want an aluminum bushing/spacer or a delrin bushing? I bought my diff and subframe bushings off eBay. The seller only markets them as either diff bushings or subframe bushings (I can't remember which) but they are the same size for both.
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#3
by
gc3
on 06 Oct, 2013 16:32
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amazon doesnt seem to list any currently,
and i dont care either aluminum or delrin or uhmw.
i find it hard to believe the same bushing works for both the diff and subframe. the studs arent the same dimensions at all.
ebay doesnt have any subframe bushings listed either.
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#4
by
cool
on 06 Oct, 2013 17:21
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#5
by
kartermdb
on 06 Oct, 2013 17:26
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I bought those off ebay as well. They seem fine for both the diff and subframe mounts.
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#6
by
usmcpi
on 06 Oct, 2013 20:47
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Those look exactly like what I have
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#7
by
cool
on 06 Oct, 2013 21:25
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Those look exactly like what I have
You said that yours fit loosely? Mine had to be pressed into both the diff and subframe.
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#8
by
usmcpi
on 07 Oct, 2013 10:04
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Yeah, that''s how it's supposed to be done. I think this company just messed up. I even called and asked them to measure a few more of their sets. They said they couldn't because they drop ship them from Cali and they are in (insert far as hell place here). My differential holes measured out to 66mm and my bushings are 65mm. Not really an issue to me because I have an 8.8 now.
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#9
by
gc3
on 07 Oct, 2013 11:29
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so you all are saying that the rear diff and subframe bushing are the same shape?
I'll measure the bores later but it seems strange that they both work.
I've measured the studs and they are not equivalent....
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#10
by
Mr Hyde
on 07 Oct, 2013 14:12
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#11
by
gc3
on 07 Oct, 2013 15:11
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so there is no shortage of diff bushings.
i'm not looking for diff bushings.
im looking for subframe specific bushings, which some people are claiming are the same as the diff bushings... but i havent seen proof of this yet.
this source (currently out of stock)
http://www.dropengineering.com/mazda-rx7-rear-subframe-bushing-set-delrin-86-92.htmlshows subframe bushings more in the shape i would expect, which would not be the same as the diff bushings.
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#12
by
usmcpi
on 07 Oct, 2013 17:27
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I've always heard they were the same. But that is the company I got my diff bushings from. Stay away.
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#13
by
usmcpi
on 07 Oct, 2013 17:32
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Just a thought, they sell Delrin, UMHW, etc cylinders pretty cheap. Probably wouldn't be much to have a local machine shop turn it on a lathe for you. Buy some extra stock and have the shop make a few sets to sell.
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#14
by
kartermdb
on 08 Oct, 2013 01:29
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That guy on ebay used to sell the same bushings marketed as subframe and diff bushings, its whats in my car and it works fine for me, but its a track only car.