66 Rear Control Arm Bushing Metal Sleeves Help???

[nkoch]

I have a 66 Chevy that I am doing a frame off restoration. Part of this work is to replace all bushings in each component. I removed the rear end control arms and removed the bushings as well as the metal sleeves. Sent it off to the powder coater and now have it back and ready to put in new Energy Suspension bushings. Well to my surprise the metal sleeves do not come along with it and through research of multiple places, Summit, Jegs, Energy Suspension themselves, even local parts stores do not sell the metal sleeves. I was supposed to leave those in apparently.

I have been given advice by a few sources that you can find the metal sleeves that fit other control arms and just use them for the rear control arms on a 66, however I havent been able to locate them. They are the same diameter as an upper control arm for a late model front end on a Chevy but those are not quite long enough.

Has anyone ran into this issue and have a possible resolution that they would share with me on where they can source the shells. I dont mind even rebuying the bushing set if the shell comes with it.

Help please!