Hot Rods Leaf Spring Bushings?

My 50 Crosley project i'm building installed a set speedway motors leaf springs/shackles/hangers and they came with the black nylon bushings. Now these are a 1-3/4 wide springs and the front is also the same but the eye I.D is 11/16 and i'm having a hard time finding a Hat bushing to fit them.
Any ideas to a place that sell's a good variety of bushings? Prob i'm having is it's a odd side 11/16" O.D x 1/2"I.D width is 3/4" with a flange 1/8" thick

 

Hello. Check with a local spring/suspension shop, Kantor Brothers, Google , suspension web sites , maybe some web sites across the pond.

 

You might check with Eaton Detroit Spring Co...Springs are there only products...

 

Is the problem that the bushings are too large to fit into the spring eye?

If so, it's time you bought a lathe....

 

These aren't poly but they are the right size (and slightly shorter) if I read your post correctly.

 

You should be able to get them locally but scroll down to bronze bushings on this page. http://www.stengelbros.com/leaf-spring-accessories/leaf-spring-bushings/

 

You might have a lot better luck if you search for flange bearing rather than hat bearing.

 

Had to switch to my phone. Why do you think you need a flange bearing? Side clearance issue or? Most of the bronze flange bearings I am finding are oillite bushings that would be a bit brittle for suspension. If you can use something like Delrin see if there is a Redwood Plastics near you. Or a job shop machine shop can make them but they will be expensive.

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Speedway has bushings that are 3/4x2x1/2. Thats a1/16 larger bushing.If you dont have a lath figure out how to chuck one up in a power drill,and run a file,or sand paper against it until its reduced.Cut to correct length.

 

Local spring shop either has the rubber bushings or the thin trailer bushing type.
The spring eye is 11/16 and bolt it 1/2 so the bushing thickness would be 3/32. And with out a flange bushing wouldn't it wear the shackle over time?

 

the only reason I mentioned a lathe, is that I had the same exact issue, and I just put the bushings in my lathe and turned them down to size.

 

I've worked on an untold number of leaf spring suspensions including my trailer right now and unless the shackle doesn't fit right to begin with I have never seen the spring or bushing wear into one. Misalignmentor mismatched parts are normally what might cause the shackle to wear on the side. Think those old high rise shackles that the guys used to run in the 70's and you still see on old Mustangs or camaros belong to some guy with mullet once in a while.

 

If you are talking about Crosley springs then check with Yankee Crosley Parts in CT or Service Motors in NV..Send me a pm on what you are building..

 

My neighbor i believe has a lathe i'll have to see if he could turn them. Or i guess i could buy a piece of nylon rod and maybe he could turn them. The front springs are actually 1-3/4 trailer springs as the original Crosley springs would'nt hold the weight of the drive-train swap.