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Old Jan 27, 2020 | 06:23 PM
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Cab mount bushing question

Has anyone used the Energy Suspension cab mounts?
They got em here at Jeg's

https://www.jegs.com/i/Energy+Suspen..._wcB#reviewTab



I guess these are polyurethane. I don't want to use the Kevlar mounts and I certainly don't want to go back to OEM mounts cause I doubt if there are any better than the originals. There are only two reviews there and one guy says they are noisy.

Well crap I put this in the OBS section sorry I gotta move it
 

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I slapped em on the F350. No more noise than stock. 👍
 
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Old Jan 28, 2020 | 08:27 AM
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I slapped em on the F350. No more noise than stock. 👍
Great I'll order a set
 
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 09:31 PM
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Did the rear cab with Energy's worked great, still haven't had time to do the front ones yet.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 11:31 AM
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Did the rear cab with Energy's worked great, still haven't had time to do the front ones yet.
Did your rear mounts go out first?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 12:00 PM
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Yup, chassi looked like it was bent. The cab to bed lines were an an inch and a half (iirc) height difference.
 
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Yup, chassi looked like it was bent. The cab to bed lines were an an inch and a half (iirc) height difference.
OK thanks. Damn this truck!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 12:28 PM
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This is not a job for the faint of heart. I did it on mine as I stated, I think ONE came off with the puller tool. Other five had to be cut off.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 02:21 PM
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This is not a job for the faint of heart. I did it on mine as I stated, I think ONE came off with the puller tool. Other five had to be cut off.
I'm feeling faint of heart about this whole cotton picking truck
Thanks!
 
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Extended cab requires rear seat removal. I think Adam did it with the rear seat installed as his has a crew cab. No idea what regular cab entails...but I would guess seat removal.

Core support ones had to be sawed off mine. This truck was bought new in Georgia and went to Alabama, then Texas. No northern usage.
 
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Ok thanks Hitman! The rears are the ones going bad but they are gonna have to wait as I need a low pressure fuel pump module I Guess. The only scantool I have is Forscan and I don't think it will do low pressure test. Least ways never did we it I'm gonna nhook it up later see what...
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Which truck is this you are working upon? What fuel system is on it?
 
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Which truck is this you are working upon? What fuel system is on it?
This is my 2012 F-250 completion stock fuel system. I am just hearing a "squeak " from the right rear with no clunking noise,yet. So I am not Absolutely sure the mounts are even bad . The squeak I thought was the rear seat first but can't find anything wrong there. So I got under the truck visually inspect and the clearance in the bushing on the right rear is very minimum if you know what I mean as in the clearance between the metal cup and body I cannot really see the mount. I gotta get under there and pry around before I buy bushings. Gonna do the FCIM first.
Thanks, Larry
 
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Ahh, that 2012 should be pretty easy to do mounts.

My 6.4 used to eat the radiator support mounts all the time. Crushed the radiator once too, expensive fix!
 
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