3" wide bushing kit for GM 2.5" front springs (aftermarket spring hangers, 3" inner width.) anyone know a source?

[Winchested]

So I'm racking my brain to try and figure out what spring bushing kit to buy to use with my new Zone 4" GM springs.

Do I just buy the kits for the aftermarket leaf springs (the kits that have 1/2" wide bushing shoulders) and sand them down to 3"

I see ORD has some options with their Kevlar bushings, I've sent them an email about the overall width on their "stock" width bushings that might be around a 1/4" shoulder?

I like ORD's greaseable stuff but harder to get shipped up to canaduh.

Didn't know if there was and off the shelf bushing set for GM springs and 3" hangers?

Energy or Prothane.

Front eye is 1.5" rear eye is 1.125"

Energy suspension (1/2" shoulders) 3.2112 ($100 cdn amazon.ca)
Prothane (1/2") 7-1015 (175 on amazon.ca....)

Problem with the stock width is the Front large 1.5" bushing is only a 0.21" shoulder not a 0.25"...


Thanks for any insight.

 

[total newb]

So you take a big ass cresent wrech and spread the hanger a bit.

 

[Winchested]

So you take a big ass cresent wrech and spread the hanger a bit.

Just to squeeze it a bit tighter?

 

[total newb]

Yup.

 

[total newb]

Shipping a prob but check ruffstuff and diy4x

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

Call Zone? ask what they use?

 

[Winchested]

Call Zone? ask what they use?

I'm not putting it in a GM truck.... They spec the 1/2"shoulder bushings for gm 3.5" hangers...

 

[benw]

you can search energy bushings by dimensions Energy Suspension Universal Polyurethane Bushings

 

[Winchested]

you can search energy bushings by dimensions Energy Suspension Universal Polyurethane Bushings

Thanks for sharing that. Energy suspensions own site doesn't Even list their catalog only allows shopping by vehicle.

Thanks again.

 

[Winchested]

Kyle at ORD says I need rear spring bushings, need to check if the eye sizes are same.