Re: '87 5ksq rear bushings

[Alexander Kowalski <akowalsk@shrike.depaul.edu>]

At 08:54 PM 1/4/80 -0800, you wrote:
>Matt Bartholomew wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Gil Ceniceros wrote:
>> 
>> > Lenny Rosenbaum wrote:
>> 
>> If the above mentioned bushings are the ones I replaced on my '88 5000tq,
>> here's some useful info for you to consider:
>> 
>>         If the original part number on that bushing is 443-511-247-C, you
>> can purchase a $9 replacement instead of the $250 replacement.  Trick?
>> THE PART NUMBER WAS CHANGED AND THE DEALER WONT TELL YOU!  THE NEW PART
>> NUMBER IS:  443-511-247-D.  Yes, that's 'D' instead of 'C'.  There was a
>> design change that integrated the bushing into the mount, but why gamble
>> on that $250 part when you don't have to.  I have 30K miles on my repair
>> and so far so good.  It only cost me $18cdn for the parts, and a ton of
>> leg work to find out the part number changed.  good luck!
>> 
>> Matt
>
>I purchased the 443-511-247-D bushings for $15/ea from a local dealer . 
>
>I was told when I ordered them that this part was not officially supplied
for cars 
>with the integrated support housing and bushings.
>
>It is dimensionally identical to the ones that I removed from a spare/bad
support 
>assembly that I had bought used awhile ago.
>
>
>The Parts Manager at the dealership I went to has a 5kcsq with bad rr
control arm 
>front bushings.
>
>He was also surprised and pleased to know about this, but I bet he can't
tell any of 
>his customers. 
>
>Thank you Matt!
>
>Gil Ceniceros
>
>
>
Does anyone know about how much (PN's, perhaps) the rear control arm
bushings for an '84 4KQ are and where I can get them at a reasonable price?
I hope they aren't $250 apice!

Thanks much,
Alex Kowalski
'84 4KQ