Front Upper Shock Bushing Failures

[v7guy]

wow, those bushings are even worse than mine. How long have you had the lift on?

I got to measure the extension I have, I've been meaning to for a couple months.

[JCrayton99]

Think its a harder rubber...and not a dished washer. Curious how it holds up.

[Jblazin82]

Had my lift on for maybe 4 months. If you hear squeaking. Replace them ASAP or your spacer may end up like mine.

[Trail X]

Mario, before installing those bushings, can you give us dimension specs? I'm curious if we can find another cheaper source - or a source that might work better.

[v7guy]

Had my lift on for maybe 4 months. If you hear squeaking. Replace them ASAP or your spacer may end up like mine.

Wow, how much time have you spent offroad? Mine looked better than that after 9 months... they needed replaced at 9 mo but the spacer wasn't even close to seeing damage yet.

[Gordinho80]

I'll measure everything tomorrow...

[Gordinho80]

Bushing Overall: 1 3/4" wide X 7/8" total height
Lip: 1/8" tall X 1" wide
Opening: 9/16" wide
1 7/16" at base of taper
Washer: 1 3/4" wide X 1/8" tall, 13/32" opening

[Jblazin82]

Might have been installed about 6 months. Forgot I was letting my mom drive the truck while hers as down. Hers was down for a while. Truck only seen a few trips off road. Mainly on a washed board road, about 5 miles out and back. Who knows what could have happened to them while mom drove the truck.

[Trail X]

Got my new BDS bushings and washers...

Bushing Overall: 1 3/4" wide X 7/8" total height
Lip: 1/8" tall X 1" wide
Opening: 9/16" wide
1 7/16" at base of taper
Washer: 1 3/4" wide X 1/8" tall, 13/32" opening

I don't see a lip OD on this listing, but it looks like this could potentially work for the BDS lift. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-8145G/ $6.95

Shock Bushing Outside Diameter (in): 1.875 in.
Shock Bushing Inside Diameter (in): 0.563 in.
Bushing Length (in): 0.813 in.
Sold as a set of 4.

Lip looks chamfered though, instead of being at 90 degrees.

[v7guy]

Those bushings look mighty similar to the ones for marks lift.

The biggest question now is wheather the poly bushings will transmit too much force to the shock and tear the threads out after topping out.

[Trail X]

I thought the ones from BDS were polyurethane... are they not?

[NC_IslandRunner]

Checked mine today and they still look pretty good after almost 3yrs!

[The Roadie]

BDS are poly. Mark's are rubber.

[mikekey]

I had the same damn thing happen to me on our trip. Still needs fixing, but I can't seem to find a bushing anywhere.

[mikekey]

Mine is worse!

[Trail X]

Ouch Mike, not good. What model lift is that?

[JorDaneeKey]

BDS 2inch lift

[v7guy]

I'm not really surprised, it's well documented that the shock is heavily side loaded. The bushing is the only thing keeping things straight. If you don't keep an eye on them the shock rod is going to eat through everything around it since it's hardened and is working in a sawing motion. the more lift you have the more extreme the wear is.

[KE7WOX]

I got off the phone with the nearest BDS distributor a few hours ago, I should have replacement bushings, sleeves and washers by next Tuesday for $19. Only my passenger size is in bad shape though, but I figured I might as well just get all the hardware.

So for those who have replaced the bushings.

Do I need to take any extra precautionary steps when removing the strut assembly? or is the washer large enough to hold the strut assembly together?

[The Roadie]

I got off the phone with the nearest BDS distributor a few hours ago, I should have replacement bushings, sleeves and washers by next Tuesday for $19.

Another respectful treatment by the "No Fine Print Warranty" management at BDS.