GrossPolluter

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are the poly ones going to be molded, or machined? I haven't come around to it. but I may think about making delrin ones for my car. I need to look at it and measure it out. I don't think I will be trying to sell fc parts this time around though, I doubt it will be worth the effort. I'll let you kjnow LargeOrange in case you want a set. I'm in the middle of other things for my car at the moment, so I wont have time to start a new project until a while

LargeOrangeFont

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These are going to be molded... If I can find a bushing.

Nosferatu

what kind of time frame would these be available if you find a bushing?

LargeOrangeFont

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Couple weeks until prototype.

MaczPayne

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Been looking for one of these as well for my brother's build.

Are the brackets (FB01-32-133) available still?

eage8

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Nope, I checked in an earlier post

clean87

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i measured the manual rack at 32mm. searched ebay and there are a few options for 32mm sway bar bushing that are the same, dodge ram and mid 90's camaro's .
may need to take a bit of the bottom off the bushing but i think these should work fine, and like clokker said you have one to practice on.

here are some links iam going to order a set today i will let you know how it turns out

Front Polyurethane 32mm Swaybar Bushings 1993 2002 Chevy Camaro Pontiac Firebird | eBay


19 1148 BL Prothane Poly 32mm Universal Sway BAR Bushing KIT B Bracket Tundra | eBay

clean87

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bushings came in only took two days ordered straight from energy suspension.

fits great just have to slightly elongate the holes for the bracket 1/8'' on each side at most.







just have to clean up the rack and paint it and i will post finished pictures

i used the universal 32mm one i listed in the above post.

clean87

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All done with the install. Had to slot one side of the mount 1/2" and i welded a washer on to be safe. But overall very easy and fits nice and tight.

Cambo_88

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I just used a power steering bushing and got a friend to make a billet adapter to increase the diameter of the non power rack to match the power steering rack. Pretty simple design but it works perfect and can still order bushings from mazda.

unek87

Thanks both of you guys for the ideas .

GrossPolluter

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Is the height and alignment on it good? That look pretty good. My only question is what about the bottom where it isn't flat.

LargeOrangeFont

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Thanks... I'm going to try this. Did you use the power steering mount bracket as well?

clean87

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Sorry left that part out i added a small peice of metal under the bushing to space it up. Fit snug and the allignment was perfect.

Cambo_88

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yep, mounting bracket and bushing is off my power steering setup, What it essentially does is increase the diameter of the non power steering rack to be the same diameter as the power steering rack.

Nodoritos

Hey guys,
New to the forums so sorry if the ateached pic comes out huge. I swapped my FC to manual steering and had the same problem finding poly bushings or even factory rubber ones for spares. Fortunately I had a good rubber version and sent it off to Ricochet Polyurethane Technologies for them to model a new Poly version with.
I'm not sure exactly when they'll be offering it, seeing as how the prototype was just delivered and installed today but now we have an actual option! They fit great, ship fast and are pretty cheap.

sorry in advance for bringing up an old thread. Passenger side manual rack bushing
Passenger side manual rack bushing

BluVert

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That's awesome. I had contacted them about the same but couldn't get movement. Let us know if they give you any kind of ordering info.

Nodoritos

Hey guys, I spoke with Ricochet.
They said that if anyone else is interested in these, to contact directly and they can be had for $15.

Gregory Casimir

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I'm down for a set but does he do both sides?

BluVert

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You'll need to contact them(RicochetTech@aol.com) for the passenger side one, but they do make both sides.

Nodoritos

I believe I have a spare prototype left over (they sent 2 when we were doing test fits). PM me your info and I'll send my spare to you for the price of shipping.

Gregory Casimir

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you sir have a pm!

Calabrio

I'm getting some noise from the front end when doing tight turning at low speeds.
All the other bushings were just replaced with Poly, the balljoints, tierods (inner and out), springs and shocks are new. I figure these 32 year old bushing are the likely cause.

Question:
Do I need to remove the rack, or remove the the passenger outer tie rod end and the boot in order to replace the bushings with the ricochet ones??

Nodoritos

they come split on the lower section of the bushing so you should be able to cut the old ones on and slide the new ones in.

Calabrio

Thanks for responding. I've ordered the part, I'll soon find out.
I asked because, looking at the available picture online, it appeared that only the drivers side was "split." The unusually shaped passenger side bushing looked to be solid.

I ordered the part three days ago, I haven't received shipping information yet, so I don't expect this to be arriving too quickly.
In contrast to Mazdatrix which have amazing response and shipping times.