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Oct 7, 2014 | 06:20 AM

spaceace.

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cab mount sleeves...

i'm currently rebuilding my 1981 f150. it's had tons of things changed on it. a couple years ago, the motor died and it has been sitting collecting rust ever since. i started taking the interior apart to asses the amount of repairs and the cab was not worth even attempting to fix, so i got another cab. when i went after the cab mount bolts, almost nothing was left of them... one i hit with a hammer and it broke off. the rubber bushings were junk as were the sleeves and i have to rebuild/replace 4 out of the 6 cab mounts. does anyone have any specs on the cab mount sleeves as i'm pretty much out of money and need to replace them

Oct 7, 2014 | 07:42 AM

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They are unusual and you will need to buy new ones. Probably all of the vendors, like LMC, Jeff's Bronco Graveyard, NPD, etc will have them.

Oct 7, 2014 | 02:45 PM

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"buy" is something i can't afford at this point lmao

all i'm needing are some measurements and i can make them as i have access to just about any size pipe and washers/fasteners. being a welder also helps a lot. i got the cab with complete front clip for $350 and the bushings for $100(cheap for my area) and still have to buy all the steel to build a new flatbed and will be over what i can afford already... actually, i'm already over what i can afford lol

i'm also going to start a thread with pics for my rebuild process

Oct 7, 2014 | 02:56 PM

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I won't be able to help you then as I don't have the hardware here. It is with the truck at the body shop.

Oct 7, 2014 | 03:35 PM

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no problem. but if anyone has access to these sleeves and could get me a measurement within 1/16", that would be awesome and greatly appreciated

Oct 10, 2014 | 04:34 PM

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i've called several places and all i can come up with is broncograveyard.com in Michigan to even find part of what i need. i have a new set of cab bushings from energy suspension and i think i'm going to just have to guess for a measurement and just go with washers and a piece of pipe and hope for the best

Oct 11, 2014 | 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceace.

If you know the inside diameter of the bushing and the know the diameter of the bolt - what is the difficulty? Is there something special about this sleeve?

I would think the length of the sleeve would be the height of the upper and lower urethane bushings together less a little bit for crush.