here you go
there are a few threads about this, most of them are pretty old. however, working on my project 1996 bronco i came across an issue with the forward bushing on the rear leaf spring. the problem seems to be limited to 95 & 96 model year broncos, based on the threads i found. the issue is the...
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there are a few threads about this, most of them are pretty old. however, working on my project 1996 bronco i came across an issue with the forward bushing on the rear leaf spring.
the problem seems to be limited to 95 & 96 model year broncos, based on the threads i found. the issue is the forward bushing on these years is slightly larger than the rest of the years. i checked manufacturers and parts dealers and almost everything listed is for the moog SB344 bushing. that bushing is 1 5/8" (1.625") in OD. my bronco needs something like 1 25/32" (1.78").
i looked online and this forum. i found a few threads where people ran into this problem. one listed a bushing on NPD.com but that number (F-5781-18) was invalid. i am creating this thread for future reference of anyone dealing with this - including me.
i'll skip the saga of how i found it, but this is what i came up with:
bushing either RB229 / RB-229 or also MR704. unfortunately, these are ~$28 instead of ~$8.
i found mr704 through an industrial leaf spring shop.
potential brands include dayton and automann.
dimensions for the needed bushing
Part No. RB-229
Dim (A) 1 25/32
Dim (B) 3 1/16
Dim (C) 3 1/2
Dim (D) 5/8
Remarks F4TZ5781B, F4TA5781BA