Where are teh HD dogbones?

[cutlass supreme FE3]

I have been going through these dogbones every 6 months at the local autoparts.
Some company out there must be making something that will last a few years?

[ForcedFirebird]

Are you breaking them, or is the rubber wearing? You can replace the rubber bushings with poly.

[cutlass supreme FE3]

Are you breaking them, or is the rubber wearing? You can replace the rubber bushings with poly.

the black rubber inside is broken or moves too much.
where do you get the poly replacements? I definiely will need poly if they do not give out.

[ForcedFirebird]

Energy suspension. Measure the hole in the dogbone and match up what they got.

[cutlass supreme FE3]

Energy suspension. Measure the hole in the dogbone and match up what they got.

the hole of the dogbone is not completely though.
there is a flange in the middle.

[ForcedFirebird]

the hole of the dogbone is not completely though.
there is a flange in the middle.

That's OK. Take the rubber out, and you should be able to find a similar bushing.

We made some tranny dog bones a while back at the shop, Issac Hayes designed them and they used energy poly inserts...

http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/forcedfirebird/L-body%20Strut%20Mount/

[cutlass supreme FE3]

rubber bushings are just too soft

[IsaacHayes]

My dogbones are actually for the engine, not trans.

But yeah go to www.energysuspension.com and check out the universal flange bushings. Measure and I'm sure you can find something. If the cast aluminum breaks from the poly, then you could probably find steel dogbones from another similar car maybe newer model. I know the later models had steel front dog bones.

[LeftVentricle]

I had my shop make one out of a 1/2 x 1-1/2 x 2 piece of steel bar welded between two chromoly bushings. My engine does not move.





I got the bushings from a 4x4 shop. They're not cheap though—I paid $33 for the two of them, but got the steel from scrap and had one of the welders do it on the side real quick.

[cutlass supreme FE3]

If you do not have to replace them every again then i say it was a well spent 33 dollars

[PCGUY112887]

I am surprised no one has said this, but shouldn't we wonder why they are wearing out so fast? Do you have other mounts worn/broken causing excessive wear on the dog bones?

[93grandprixse]

yea, now instead of the bushings wearing out, your just going to snap it and do worst damage...

[cutlass supreme FE3]

i got like 8 dog bones that all have one bushing on each that usually gives out.