i just made some suspension parts out of hockey pucks and a hole saw and i was wondering if anyone else has tried this. i know the pucks areoil resistant because they are made of the samestuff tires are. they seem to be a lot tougher than factory bushings, and the truckis solid now without any extra bumps or vibrations.anyone elsetry this and how did it work out.

 

i should add that in the 70's and 80's guys around here used pucks for body lifts. i used them for my upper control arms and the cab to frame mounts (no more cab roll off road), the puck is almost excatly the same size as the factory mounts but a whole lot tougher.

 

thats kind of cool, those things are pretty hard. i already hve polygraphite bushings in mine, they work pretty good too!

 

That does sound really cool...i have never thought of that lol

 

yep and pucks are $0.99 a peice. bushings are $ 30.00 to $ 50.00 a pair.

 

I looked eveywhere for body mounts but the factory discontinued them and no one in the aftermarket makes them. How well did the body lines on the cab match up to the bed? do you have any pictures?

Also, I live in the north east but Energy Suspension in So. Cal. said they want a Dak R&D truck and they would install $95-$1200 in poly bushings and fab aftermarket mounts so we could all enjoy REAL parts. Anyone in So. Cal hit them up!!

 

been trying to answer this question but everytime i try to answer my computer tells me it can't find the server to give my reply. hope this gets through. will e-mail you with your request, I HOPE!

 

1) take bolt out, remove lower AIR BAG bushing
2) take hole saw kit and match up against bushing comming down from above (my upper bushingswere still good as most are).the 2 rear and front holes are smaller than the center ones.
3) drill hole in center of puck to match upper bushing (center) or the bolt size (front-back).
4) insert puck, bolt and cap from theoriginal bushing. (in the 2 center bushings, the cone shapednut will have to be flipped over and slid down into thehole for the bolt or it won't grab)
5) tighten (if it won't then shove a large screwdriver between the puck and body and pull down, it will)
6) tourqe to 100 ft lbs. your done.
those factory bushings SUCK compared to pucks.

anybody wants pictures of the finished product e-mail me at pwc7475@yahoo.ca

 

if you want to replace the upper bushings then just measure the distance between thecab and them and cut the puck that wide.

i soaked them in oil for 60 hours with no effect. they are made of vulcinized rubber, the same as tires. and i know they are hard because i caught a slapshot in the butt during a game.

 

I'm just bummed that i boxed my frame rails and striped/sprayed the frame and now im gonna install new hockey pucks!?!? thank you though. I'm gonna bust out the drill and ban saw and make a full set.