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#1331774 10/29/2019 5:11 PM
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A few years ago, I had read somewhere (here?) that adding rubber bushings between body and frame of a TF truck really helps comfort and road noise, NVH, the OEM calls it! Someone was even saying that pieces of rubber cut from a tire worked well!
I have a '57 Suburban, and I am still thinking it could be a good idea, so I have a couple of questions:
Is it really worth it? Does it really help with vibrations, noises...? (I cannot see how it would not help, but...).
Using old tire bits seems a bit rustic, I would rather do it well and use real rubber bushings, anyone knows what size I would need (diameter, height) by any chance; I prefer to have the parts handy before I take my truck apart... I bet I would need new bolts, too.
Is it a horribly difficult job? Anyone has advice, ideas... that would help? I am not taking the body off the frame for a restoration, just lifting it enough to add bushings.
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Really? No one has any idea? Or even better, no one has ever done that?


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I purchased a cab mount kit for my 59' from Brothers Truck (https://www.brotherstrucks.com) that has rubber body mounts. I'm not sure if they carry a kit for a Suburban, if not it shouldn't be that difficult to adapt a truck cab mount for your needs. he kit came with all new hardware as well. Good luck.


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Originally Posted by TUTS 59
I purchased a cab mount kit for my 59' from Brothers Truck (https://www.brotherstrucks.com) that has rubber body mounts. I'm not sure if they carry a kit for a Suburban, if not it shouldn't be that difficult to adapt a truck cab mount for your needs. he kit came with all new hardware as well. Good luck.
Thanks, I have heard about those, but if I not wrong, they are very thin, very hard rubber squares used only to prevent metal-to-metal contact between body and frame, they are not there for noise and vibrations. I was thinking going thicker body bushings.


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