i am currently replacing all the suspension bushes on my ke10. i had no trouble finding rear shackle bushes in nolathene. When i asked to order a set of front eye bushes they arrived but werent the correct size. we double checked with the manufacturer and they claim they are the correct ones.

 

the size i received were : 50mm diameter at the bush end

10mm eye bolt hole

 

the ones that come out of my car were : 35mm diameter at the bush end

8mm or so eye bolt hole

 

 

I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had the same problem.

 

: Is it a manufacturers fault listing a wrong part no.

: or does this part fit a jap model and not an aust model

: or is it just the shop i bought it off stuffing it up.

 

i over come the problem by using xd - xf rear shackle bushes ( rubber ones ). had to cut a few mm off the ends and use a crush tube, but they fitted perfectly. Most of the time spent was cuttting the rubber straight and carefully so as to not loose a finger .

 

i am curious as to why they list it but its a far bigger size?

Edited June 27, 200818 yr by Ke20nut

I've had the same thing happen. The bushes I got were Superpro ones. The listings in the catalog are wrong, and are actually for late ke2x.

 

Ke1x and early ke2x series have small front spring eye bushes. The later ke2x's (8/72 on) run larger front spring eye bushes.

 

The lovells suspension catalog has the correct listings.

 

Interesting your use of the ford items. Nice work.

Edited June 26, 200818 yr by Felix

yes the ones i got that were wrong were superpro. the only thing i got out of super pro was a bloody sticker :P

Glad that I stumbled across this thread as I am going to replace all of the bushes in my KE10 after the new engine is put in,

 

along with getting the rear springs re-leaved and a front sway bar and KE20 strut tops.

 

 

Are all of the bushes readily available at somewhere like Repco?

 

 

Cheers

 

Davros

ah no way , ive had nothing but trouble getting bushes, the only ones that seem readily available in melb are the rear shackle bushes. use the falcon rear shackle bushes for the front eye bush, which they say are available but are the wrong ones that they supply

 

 

if u need more info email me and ill give u my ph no so i will answer any question i can.

Edited June 29, 200818 yr by Ke20nut