Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

Are there some betters than others?

I just ordered a set and they are GM restoration parts ones, the steel inserts are phosphate (I was expecting zinc) and one of the rears looked higher than its matched side - and it is by a little over an 1/8 inch in height!! Heck wont the car sit slightly tilted??

They also feel pretty firm so im not expecting any compression on them

Thoughts, experiences or advise is welcomed??

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"GM restoration" means absolutely nothing other than GM allowed use of its name and gets a percentage of the profit.

I don't know what to tell you if you are trying to find something that looks factory. I had a set of repop ones and gave them away for the same reason you don't like your set. For what it is worth, it will only throw things out of whack (highly technical term) if the upper ones are a different thickness. The lowers won't affect how the car sits.

I ended up using poly just because the quality control was better and all the pieces fit well.

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

Heartbeat City has a set of NOS ones for $650.00 if that makes you sleep better Fast Eddie!

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

good point - I did not think about the impact on the lower position #3 is where the difference is in height that im seeing...

ill have to look at the tops to check any differences

Sammy, yes I might go with an nos set...I don't want to have alignment issues with a cocked up subframe :-)

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This is the point on am at, too, Eddie. I am down to soft items IE Bushings,carpet,gaskets etc..I will have to go repo(unfortunately) Can't afford NOS stuff. All the rest of car is GM (used or NOS) Kinda sucks. I am very afraid of anything that says repro or China. I do have a list I am putting together of hard items I will send out soon. Good luck with bushings and let me know who to use for my car.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Heartbeat City has a set of NOS ones for $650.00 if that makes you sleep better Fast Eddie! </div></div>

Actually, if that is for a full set, including radiator support, that is probably a deal. I could not find a complete set (even at that price) when I was assembling my car, and I don't plan on ever having it judged, so I went with the poly. At least they were consistent quality.

I probably would have gone NOS had I found a complete set at 650.

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A few years back, I bought what are supposed to be NOS, GM, bushings.

2 of them have part number 3953139 FK 10 molded in them.
2 of them have part number 1242754.

Both sets have some GM parts stickers with them. Can you use them?

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

Are 70 Chevelle the same as Camaro I have a NOS set.

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

Did you check with classic headquarters ? A lot of their parts are really nice when compared with the parts ... Or just be patient &amp; a set will show reasonably priced ..

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

Contact Tommy Mathison or John Karvonen I bet they may have some.

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I can get a set of nos ones, and I may even have a set - BUT, I was giving the repo route a try - I heard good things about the repo bushings....but so far im not sure????

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Nobody is really crawling under and looking. $600-$700.00 is a lot of coin to spend on parts unseen sometimes. JMO though.

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Never mind then

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tony - I don't have a parts manual but those numbers are not 69 Camaro..... not sure what they are ..

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1 is lower radiator support for a '71 '72 chevy pickup. the 1242754 is body mount #7 for the '68 to '72 Chevelle and skylark and is a cushion assembly according to GM parts wiki. Clint <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: enio45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">tony - I don't have a parts manual but those numbers are not 69 Camaro..... not sure what they are .. </div></div>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nobody is really crawling under and looking. $600-$700.00 is a lot of coin to spend on parts unseen sometimes. JMO though. </div></div>


Exactly what I was thinking.

So how much of a height difference are we talking?

None of these sub-frames are 100% true anymore. They are being restored. I haven't seen one sub-frame that didn't have the mounting plate on the sub-frame concaved in some way from a pot hole, rough road or years of bushing neglect. Maybe if it was a very low mile car you may find some good pockets. Did you guys run a straight edge along the top plate where the bushing sits? Both sides the sub-frame and the bottom perches under the car. I bet they aren't true anymore. Just saying......

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68z28kk</div><div class="ubbcode-body">1 is lower radiator support for a '71 '72 chevy pickup. the 1242754 is body mount #7 for the '68 to '72 Chevelle and skylark and is a cushion assembly according to GM parts wiki. Clint <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: enio45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">tony - I don't have a parts manual but those numbers are not 69 Camaro..... not sure what they are .. </div></div> </div></div>

Thank you for taking the time to figure that out. Much appreciated.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">$600-$700.00 is a lot of coin to spend on parts unseen </div></div>

Sam,

They are easy to see...every time you close your eyes [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

I bought a complete set of real bushings (incl radiator bushings) and I'm thinking 650 is pretty reasonable (if it incl radiator bushings)

Mark

Re: Repo subframe bushings - 69 camaro
 

The repro bushings that Ricks sold a few years ago were the correct diameter and thickness with phosphated metal. As stated however they are not exact in appearance.