Hockey pucks, not just for hockey?

local7teener · 05-08-2008, 07:36 PM

So i was considering adding a little more lift to my mountaineer. I've done the torsion bars, In the process of losing those. I've decided to go with the most redneck lift. My personal favorite, the hockey puck body lift. But the stock body bushings are, to say the least, not so good. Cracked, mushy, blown out.

I cannot for the life of me find a replacement body mount set on the entire internet, Does anyone know where i can get a set for a 2nd gen 4door?

millerman23 · 05-08-2008, 08:19 PM

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fex/t.asp?page=16

this should take care of ya

local7teener · 05-08-2008, 10:56 PM

I did see these before, But at around $60 per mount x 10 mounts = A lot of money. A friend of mine bought a complete poly set for a bronco 2 for like 2 hunderd bucks, but its a different style of body mount.

*gijoecam* · 05-09-2008, 09:11 AM

Pucks will dry-rot and give out in only a year or two. They won't last. Furthermore, most states require that the lift blocks be one piece if you're going to use them.

-Joe

local7teener · 05-09-2008, 09:52 PM

I was only planning to use one, not stack them or anything like that. I didn't know that they would rot out. That changes my plans a bit. Thanks that would have sucked haha.

Trebor · 05-09-2008, 10:24 PM

is this what you are looking for? i was looking at jegs for a '98 ex

http://www.jegs.com/i/Four%20Real%20...009BK/10002/-1

*JTX* · 05-09-2008, 10:40 PM

I've seen an explorer with hockey pucks before. It worked great for more then 5 years.

local7teener · 05-10-2008, 11:37 AM

hey trebor thanks a ton, thats awesome. I checked summit and didn't bother to check jegs, havn't had much luck with them in the past, guess i shouldn't have looked past jegs.

I mean i understand over time they will dry rot, like the factory body bushings. But it shouldn't be an over night thing, i mean my mounts have made it 10 years...

Play it again sports has them for 50 cents a piece

GJarrett · 05-10-2008, 11:52 AM

I ran hockey pucks for a year or two and didn't notice rot, but it makes sense that if I kept them on longer that probably would have been an issue.

What I did notice is that every time it rained, the d@m# things squeaked like hell for the next week until they totally dried out.

Trebor · 05-10-2008, 05:09 PM

hey names Robert= trebor spelled backwards,lol. anyway, no problem man. i was looking around for some different parts and came across that so yeah. i also noticed they have a complete kits with everything but i think it was in the 400 dollar range

05-08-2008, 07:36 PM	#1
local7teener Wannabe Elite Explorer Chesterfield, MI 98 mountaineer v8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 136 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Hockey pucks, not just for hockey? So i was considering adding a little more lift to my mountaineer. I've done the torsion bars, In the process of losing those. I've decided to go with the most redneck lift. My personal favorite, the hockey puck body lift. But the stock body bushings are, to say the least, not so good. Cracked, mushy, blown out. I cannot for the life of me find a replacement body mount set on the entire internet, Does anyone know where i can get a set for a 2nd gen 4door? __________________ mtnr 5.0 - 1.7 rockrs, 50 series, 4406 tcase, TMH's, 1" Spacer, Henson perf. SCT livewire, 4.10s

05-08-2008, 08:19 PM	#2
millerman23 Wannabe Elite Explorer Shawano WI 99 XLT Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 213 Vehicle Specs	http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fex/t.asp?page=16 this should take care of ya __________________ 99' Silver 4dr 4.0 sohc "x" 31X10.5R15 Mud Terrains, BWM, upgraded tunes. No one ever said that life is easy.

05-08-2008, 10:56 PM	#3
local7teener Wannabe Elite Explorer Chesterfield, MI 98 mountaineer v8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 136 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I did see these before, But at around $60 per mount x 10 mounts = A lot of money. A friend of mine bought a complete poly set for a bronco 2 for like 2 hunderd bucks, but its a different style of body mount. __________________ mtnr 5.0 - 1.7 rockrs, 50 series, 4406 tcase, TMH's, 1" Spacer, Henson perf. SCT livewire, 4.10s

05-09-2008, 09:11 AM	#4
gijoecam Village Idiot Trenton, MI 98 ExSport, '00 F-150 Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 8,348 Vehicle Specs	Pucks will dry-rot and give out in only a year or two. They won't last. Furthermore, most states require that the lift blocks be one piece if you're going to use them. -Joe __________________ -98 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, K&N drop-in, LEMON in progress! -'00 F-150, mucho mods *"We need to allow Darwinism take it's course and let the idiots weed themselves out of existance."* ~ Rick Horwitz We must believe in free will — we have no choice. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer I'm not smart, just a resourceful idiot. ~ Me

05-09-2008, 09:52 PM	#5
local7teener Wannabe Elite Explorer Chesterfield, MI 98 mountaineer v8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 136 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I was only planning to use one, not stack them or anything like that. I didn't know that they would rot out. That changes my plans a bit. Thanks that would have sucked haha. __________________ mtnr 5.0 - 1.7 rockrs, 50 series, 4406 tcase, TMH's, 1" Spacer, Henson perf. SCT livewire, 4.10s

05-09-2008, 10:24 PM	#6
Trebor Wannabe Elite Explorer Bridgeport,Ct '98 Explorer 4X4 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 232 Vehicle Specs	is this what you are looking for? i was looking at jegs for a '98 ex http://www.jegs.com/i/Four%20Real%20...009BK/10002/-1

05-09-2008, 10:40 PM	#7
JTX Rollin... New Mexico 94 xlt Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,508 Vehicle Specs	I've seen an explorer with hockey pucks before. It worked great for more then 5 years. __________________ -=Elite Registry=-

05-10-2008, 11:37 AM	#8
local7teener Wannabe Elite Explorer Chesterfield, MI 98 mountaineer v8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 136 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	hey trebor thanks a ton, thats awesome. I checked summit and didn't bother to check jegs, havn't had much luck with them in the past, guess i shouldn't have looked past jegs. I mean i understand over time they will dry rot, like the factory body bushings. But it shouldn't be an over night thing, i mean my mounts have made it 10 years... Play it again sports has them for 50 cents a piece __________________ mtnr 5.0 - 1.7 rockrs, 50 series, 4406 tcase, TMH's, 1" Spacer, Henson perf. SCT livewire, 4.10s

05-10-2008, 11:52 AM	#9
GJarrett Moderator Emeritus Chief GPS'um and Still Lost Native Texan '99 EB 4x4 Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 7,163 Vehicle Specs	I ran hockey pucks for a year or two and didn't notice rot, but it makes sense that if I kept them on longer that probably would have been an issue. What I did notice is that every time it rained, the d@m# things squeaked like hell for the next week until they totally dried out. __________________ Ol' Krusty "Nerves of Steel; Brain of Chipmunk" Gerald's Truck The best things in life........ aren't things. God's aim looks like He's missing the mark because we're too nearsighted to see what He is aiming at.

05-10-2008, 05:09 PM	#10
Trebor Wannabe Elite Explorer Bridgeport,Ct '98 Explorer 4X4 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 232 Vehicle Specs	hey names Robert= trebor spelled backwards,lol. anyway, no problem man. i was looking around for some different parts and came across that so yeah. i also noticed they have a complete kits with everything but i think it was in the 400 dollar range