LONO100
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- 03 sport trac XLT
Hi all, I recently picked up a pretty nice set of leaf springs from the pick n pull to replace my old and sagging set on my Trac. I have a question for anyone who has replaced the leaf spring bushings on their springs. I pulled these leafs from an 03 trac, exactly like mine. When I ordered the bushings, I verified that they are in fact the exact ones I need. However, when the bushings came in, I noticed that their outside diameter is much smaller than the bushings inside the springs I have. the bushings in the springs measure at roughly 46mm OD.
the bushings that came from rock auto measure at roughly 41mm.
if i leave the steel casing of the old bushings in the springs they look like they fit, but that doesnt seem right. I even went and sourced a set from O'reilly autoparts, and the sets they sell also measure in at 41mm, just like the ones I got online from rock auto. Has anyone run into this? Can anyone please advise on this? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks everyone.
the bushings that came from rock auto measure at roughly 41mm.
if i leave the steel casing of the old bushings in the springs they look like they fit, but that doesnt seem right. I even went and sourced a set from O'reilly autoparts, and the sets they sell also measure in at 41mm, just like the ones I got online from rock auto. Has anyone run into this? Can anyone please advise on this? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks everyone.