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Brackneyc
Sep 14th, 05, 12:20 PM
Getting ready to drill my repair plates (for the body mounts) I made for my subframe and welded in place. Looking at the body mounts, I have a question. The holes in the mounts are significantly larger than the bolts going through them. If you remember, my old bushings were made of wood (not my work, I assure you) so I am not sure of what hardware I may be missing. Is there a sleeve missing (there is a sleeve in the bushings that I purchased) that would fix this, or are the holes much bigger for a reason? It just seems to me that the body could shift, considering the size of the bolts in relation to the size of the holes in the bushings.

Everett#2390
Sep 14th, 05, 03:06 PM
The body mounts, solid alum bushings I have, have a raised portion to fit in the subframe hole, thus taking up the slack.

The OE bushings coming out were also of the same design. The steel bushing inside the rubber bushing is for tightening the bolt and not crushing the rubber bushing(s). This way the subframe and body "float" with each other.

Eric Kammerer
Sep 14th, 05, 07:50 PM
Right! The holes are big because the correct bushing design (not the George Washington's teeth style you had before) has a stepped diameter bushing on top. The larger diameter rests on the top of the SF, between the sub and the floor, while the smaller diameter goes through the hole. Then the "cupped" part of the bushing goes up from below, you put in the washer and bolt and you're done until you have it lined up and ready to torque.