Body bushings

[Chumley]

OK were these trucks made with body bushings? This probably sounds like a dumb question, but the truck I'll be buying soon doesn't have any. In fact the cab isn't bolted down, or at least not all the way. So I way going to get/order some poly ones to put under the cab. Will Jeep CJ type bushings be about right? Or does someone have a number handy for some that work?

Thanks

[brute4c]

http://m715zone.proboards102.com/ind...0326240&page=1

[Fastfrankie]

Brute, I thought those were just for the bed???

[Chumley]

Ahh...Yeah I figured that they would work, or could be made to. I never really thought about the bed though. It's bolted down already, will it be worth the time to install bushings there as well?

[brute4c]

Hmm....I thought they had the cab ones listed too...sorry....

[fng]

Most people use body bushings throughout the truck. It's actually very cheap and easy to fab some using a boat roller and saw. For less than 25.00 I made about 18 of them at 3/4" each. They are pretty solid and give a really firm feel during cornering. No shifting or squeeking....and did I mention it was cheap??? I just marked the 3/4" inch measurement on the deck of my chop saw and started zipping them out, 20 minutes later, ta-da...body mounts.

[Chumley]

I had completely forgotten about doing it that way. Boat rollers have worked out pretty well in the past. Thanks for the reminder.

[randyscycle]

I just marked the 3/4" inch measurement on the deck of my chop saw and started zipping them out, 20 minutes later, ta-da...body mounts.

Gotta love the fumes and smell in the shop too...........Last time I thought I made 20, but only made 10.....

[Chumley]

OK I should have asked this the first time around, but I wasn't in a thinking mode. Does anyone know what the height of the bushings are?