Maybe the aftermarket stuff that Classic Parts sells (they told me they wouldn't ship to me in Alaska, so I don't usually check them) have a bolt and steel sleeve arrangement. The sleeve would keep the bolts from mashing the rubber bushings, although I don't think that would be a huge deal. Some spring shackles use that with the rubber bushings molded to the sleeve and the shackle and they act as rubber-in-shear, just depending on the rubber to give and let them rotate enough for the function.
If rebuilding, I would definitely use overlong bolts so the shank the bushing fits on isn't threaded. Just run a die down them so the threads stop at the side plate.
Last edited by klhansen; 05/14/2018 1:01 AM.
