Re: [AMC-list] 68 Javelin upper control arm bushings

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Cheating aside -- I wonder if those poly bushings will work in the earlier
cars? 63 american, classic, 70 hornet, all look the same, plus or minus that
inner edge junk.

You don't have one laying around to measure? I have some old American and I
think Hornet jobbies to check against.


On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:20 PM, <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Iirc most guys grind the sleeve out of the washer till they can be popped
> off. I don't deal with stock replacements. I love my poly bushings to much
> to cheat on them by using rubber. Hmmm that could be read wrong. ;)
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg DePratt <gdepratt@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:00:20
> To: AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans.<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] 68 Javelin upper control arm bushings
>
> Halfway into redoing the front end on the javelin.  Thanks for all the help
> so far.  Got another question.  Doing the bushings on the upper control
> arms
> and the ones I bought from Kennedy don't look the same as the factory ones
> that were on the car.  The old ones have a flat washer on one side and a
> curved washer on the other side of the bushing. The new ones don't have the
> washers on either end, but I can see where they would go.   I talked to
> Kennedy and they said that is the way the came even back in the day.  He
> said he can't remember what he did on his but some sledge the washers on
> the
> bushings and some don't.  I wouldn't see how it would work right if you
> didn't get the washers on either side of the bushing, but thought I'd ask
> here and see if anyone has any experience/opinions.
>
> I'll have to go the a fastener store and see what i can get to fit them.  I
> had to tear the old ones up pretty good to get them off.
>
> Oh by the way, I assume its probably a small AMC world, so if the guys from
> Kennedy American are on here, sorry, not that I didn't believe you, I was
> just getting more info....
>
> Thanks again
>
> Greg DePratt
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