Project: Recycle

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Originally Posted by watahyahknow

was there a spacer included in them , usually a piece of pipe in the right length pressed in the hole to prevent the bolt from aquishing the rubber too mush

No sleeve on these.

Originally, they're manufactured w/the bushings press fit to the stud (which was press/interference fit to the shock). The original rubber bushing ID was .500"; the stud OD was .625". The fit was so freakin' tight it basically compressed the bushing (increasing the density/area).

Unfortunately, there was no way to tighten them down in that configuration w/my Porterbuilt rear shock brackets. The shock studs need to be installed & torqued to spec, then the shock can be installed onto the stud.

These bushings are Prothane brand (polyurethane). The sleeve wouldn't be any different vs. the solid .625" stud/shank they're riding on & I tightened the hardware to the limit of the shank (the shank prevents over tightening of the bushings).