urethane bushing

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fiat218
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Ok, I'm going to have to call them and see what is it that a person orders
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
racydave

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I purchased the Urethane bushings for my Spider. I chickened out and went with the rubber. That was after welding up some weak spots and cracks in the shock towers. The rubber actually is part of the flex in the suspension. I got the bushings from Vic's... PM me if you are interested. Image Image
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Pm sent
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
fiat218
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So Cal Mark wrote:SuperPro makes a full set of front and rear urethane bushings specifically for the Spider
375 . With shipping, but now I find out they have to come from Australia so now I'm waiting for a shipping cost,( flight cost
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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V12StealthHunter
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Your car is a: 1971 Fiat 124 Spider
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I noticed that there is a kit on vick auto. Anyone tried it?
1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
ClarkTheShark

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Post by ClarkTheShark »

I just used vicks front sway bar urethane kit and rear panhard kit.

Issues I had:

front swaybar kit:

all four bushing had to be ground down on the grinder because they were about 2x as big as what would fit. No big deal. still worked.

Rear panhard bushing kit:

Both bushings fit inside the panhard rod without too much struggle. But, the metal inserts that go into bushings would not fit. I need a drill bit make that happen.

I cant speak for the front bushings, but you might expect some struggle. Still pleased with the end result. I think the urethane bushings should last forever.
fiat218
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i went with the rubber ones, i heard too that they are trouble and hard, so that will also make the ride stiffer
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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V12StealthHunter
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2x too big? That's crazy. I'm sceptical about buying their A-Arm kit now. I have no interest in grinding a $100+ kit to make it fit.
1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
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