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Body mount sleeves?

valkster

valkster

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City
Greeneville
State
TN
Hi, all. I purchased a urethane body mount kit some time ago for my restoration. It looked pretty good and had some metal sleeves molded into the bushings. However, it looks like the original inner sleeves from my OEM mounts are needed to finish the job. Most of mine are ok and I can use then on the new install but three are badly rusted. Is there any place that sells just the OEM steel sleeves or do I need to fabricate them from stratch? I could probably weld a fender washer to a piece of tubing and turn it true and to size on a lathe but I'd rather not do that if I can get a sleeve kit. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark
 
Thanks, FlagJeep. Sorry for the delay in response...tis the season. I am on the fence with it. I have 5 bad sleeves (under $30 for sleeves). The factory sleeves that ARE good fit my new urethane bushings great. I am concerned that the aftermarket sleeves may not be an exact fit on the outer diameter (had that problem with other items in the past). I may take a chance on them or might try fabricating the 5 I need from scratch. Either way, thanks for the post...I had not had any luck finding them on my own. Merry Christmas!

Sincerely,
Mark
 
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