ckinney89sho
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does anybody have pictures of the hockey puck sb bushings that could help me?
hockey puck S.B. bushings
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hawkeye18
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inb4 "YOU'LL DIE!!!!!!!11!11!" hysteria
SuperHO
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both SHObill and Bizzy run em...i would if i could find some...far better than some 15 year old rubber...
93rev2sev
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You want something temporary or permanent?
ckinney89sho
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more permanent if i can get away with it kinda cheap
93rev2sev
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Cheapest way is to goto the JY and take out from the rear of gen3s. Pay about $20 and be done.
sperold
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Are these the subframe bushings we are talking about?
They seem to be surrounded by cup shaped washers, so if you made something that wasn't quite perfect, they wouldn't get away on you.
Has anyone sculpted up a bushing using a grinder cut off wheel and a puck?
A puck seems harder than the original material, and that would be good, or am I wrong?
They seem to be surrounded by cup shaped washers, so if you made something that wasn't quite perfect, they wouldn't get away on you.
Has anyone sculpted up a bushing using a grinder cut off wheel and a puck?
A puck seems harder than the original material, and that would be good, or am I wrong?
93rev2sev
SHO Member
Hockey pucks are a hard rubber that does not flex very much before tearing or breaking into chunks.
The risk of the bushing failing is quite a bit higher than with regular rubber bushings. In order to use the hockey pucks, you will need to weld a steel strap arond the perimiter about 3/4" wide. If you don't do this, the bushing will squish when you apply torque to the subframe bolt and it will begin to crack and split from the pressure almost immediately.
In addition, since the hole in the subframe is what...58mm wide and the bolt is 12mm wide? There will be no way to keep the subframe from walking a bit either way
Successful hockeypuck subframe bushing setups are created by welding an 1/8" steel plate over the 58mm holes in the subframe. Then, you drill a 1/2" hole in the middle of the plate for the subframe bolt to go through. This will limit side-to-side subframe movement completely. Installed this way, hockey puck subframe bushings are not only sufficient, but argueably, a performance upgrade.
The downside to this method of securing the subframe to the car is the fact that now, you don't have any angular shock absorbsion. Hit a curb and chances for serious subframe damage are much higher. In addition, this method is probably more dangerous in a crash.
Another way of filling that hole is to cut a piece of delrin or plastic to be 57.5mm in diameter and putting the bolt through that, sandwiching it between the pucks. This limits movement also, but this way, if there is a great angular shock, the delrin can break up and save the subframe
The risk of the bushing failing is quite a bit higher than with regular rubber bushings. In order to use the hockey pucks, you will need to weld a steel strap arond the perimiter about 3/4" wide. If you don't do this, the bushing will squish when you apply torque to the subframe bolt and it will begin to crack and split from the pressure almost immediately.
In addition, since the hole in the subframe is what...58mm wide and the bolt is 12mm wide? There will be no way to keep the subframe from walking a bit either way
Successful hockeypuck subframe bushing setups are created by welding an 1/8" steel plate over the 58mm holes in the subframe. Then, you drill a 1/2" hole in the middle of the plate for the subframe bolt to go through. This will limit side-to-side subframe movement completely. Installed this way, hockey puck subframe bushings are not only sufficient, but argueably, a performance upgrade.
The downside to this method of securing the subframe to the car is the fact that now, you don't have any angular shock absorbsion. Hit a curb and chances for serious subframe damage are much higher. In addition, this method is probably more dangerous in a crash.
Another way of filling that hole is to cut a piece of delrin or plastic to be 57.5mm in diameter and putting the bolt through that, sandwiching it between the pucks. This limits movement also, but this way, if there is a great angular shock, the delrin can break up and save the subframe
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ckinney89sho
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so theres more than slappn the hp's in? i kinda figured that it couldnt be easy. thats ok, i work at a sheetmetal shop and i own a welder. I'll fgure somthing out. TY all
sperold
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Let us know if you do. This issue never goes away.
beaudeen
BEAUDEEN
Make sure you guys use "official NHL" pucks...in our younger years playing on outdoor rinks in -25 c weather, the cheapo pucks would split if ya rang a good slap shot off the goal post....lol
K-Dawg
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Read this. Or buy them from somebody here on the forum for a couple bucks more.
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ckinney89sho
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ok i will, and I'll take pics
K-Dawg
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Why??
What does a hockey puck cost?
What does a hockey puck cost?
93rev2sev
SHO Member
Looks like ebay has them for about a buck a piece, used...Or less than a buck fifty new, in bulk.
Or you can get a 12 pack of pucks for about $27. Then you have to put a ring around them...
Or you can get decent gen3 rear taurus subframe bushings with newerish hardware if you spent a little time hunting in the yard for less.
Or you can get a 12 pack of pucks for about $27. Then you have to put a ring around them...
Or you can get decent gen3 rear taurus subframe bushings with newerish hardware if you spent a little time hunting in the yard for less.
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