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difference between upper and lower is the diameter and the length. heres what i use as the lower bushing: http://www.steelerubber.com/suspension-bushing-70-3344-35 the thing with the rockauto part is..from the factory those bushings are not supposed to be sleeved. mine came off w/o any metal-sleeve,...

hey guys,

any idea where i can get a set of those rear leaf spring bushings (see pic)?

the product that steelerubber sells is way too small

thanks

these pics are from a 1971 toronado. a guy from classicoldsmobile.com sent them to me. second picture: on the left passenger side header, right is driver side header. right after welding, before coating. third picture: headers before modfication. on top passenger side header, below drivers side head...

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..dont like how he built the drivers side

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really cool thread...can you be more specific on the transmission build? i also built a performance toro engine just like yours but with stock intake and still stock exhaust manifolds so far...gonna build custom headers soon. buddy from the US built his own headers for a 1971 (have some pics but the...

i dont think its that bad...there are a lot of performance FWD cars that came with LSD from factory. i never heard these cars having a bad time driving corners fast...though a toronado ain't a performance car like that. had a 2016 VW GTI with optional LSD and cornering was like driving on railroad t...

i would also like to add: the fact that you don't notice any detonation by ear does not mean your engine does not have any issues with it.

dont really know how to detect properly but maybe you find signs of detonation on your spark plugs.