RE: [Chrysler300] 1958 Chrysler 300D Upper Control Arm Bushings?????????????

["Jean-Yves" <jymopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We had the same problem with the 58 300D we restored. The bushings from
suppliers are 0.94 OD.

I do not recall the exact size of the bushings we removed, but they were
bigger than 0.94 , actually they were in between that 0.94 and the 1.13 size
of a 1960 bushing and we just could not find that particular 1958 size
bushing.

What we had to do is bring the upper control arms to a machine shop,  they
oversize the bushing hole and then pressed and welded a single piece of pipe
thru the holes, cut the pipe section that is  inside the A arm, then
machined the hole to accept 1960 300 or NY bushings...they are readily
available and at 1.13 in size, I think they are a better bushing than the
small 0.94 bushing...The control arm is thick enough to be able to do the
modification, the bigger bushing  should last longer.

If you cannot find the correct 1958 size bushing,  this modification may be
your only option...

I took some pictures of the modification we did,  if you are interested, let
me know and I will dig them out...

Jean-Yves Chouinard.

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Larry Jabin
Sent: September-16-12 11:18 AM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] 1958 Chrysler 300D Upper Control Arm
Bushings?????????????

 

  


I cannot seem to find the correct size Upper control arm bushings anywhere

The OD of the bushings I removed are 1.030

All the parts suppliers ( Napa, ESPO) show a bushing that has OD of .94 when
the look it up for a 1958 Chrysler 300 or NYR

Has anybody had the same issue & if so where you able to find the correct
size bushings?

Thanks

Larry Jabin

P.W. Bellingall, Inc.
500 Sansome Street
Suite 501
San Francisco CA 94111

Tel: 415-781-8640
Fax: 415-781-0155

Larry@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Larry%40pwbsfo.com> <mailto:Larry@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:Larry%40pwbsfo.com> >

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