Hello, I have a 1970 Buick Lesabre and I just ordered a kit of energy suspension body mount bushings that is actually for a 1970 buick riviera but I think it will work. The kit includes washers, inserts, and the upper/lower bushings. Altogether it will allow for twelve mounts.
My first issue is that when I count up the holes on the frame there is actually sixteen. I was not able to find a kit that resembled the old bushings that contained sixteen. Doing some research it looks like sixteen seems like a high number.
Attaching the bushings to the frame is no problem, but there are some places where I am unsure how to attach it to the body. For example, two body mounts are located right where the trunk pan is. Should I just drill a hole and attach it there? Is it typical to have the bolt showing in the trunk pan?
In the front of the body, there is a hole that is about 1.5" wide and that is where the body mount is located, how can I attach the bolt to that so it doesn't just wiggle away from the frame? A 2" washer seems outrageous but I could be wrong.
I will most likely upload some better pictures tomorrow, but this is what I have to work with.
My first issue is that when I count up the holes on the frame there is actually sixteen. I was not able to find a kit that resembled the old bushings that contained sixteen. Doing some research it looks like sixteen seems like a high number.
Attaching the bushings to the frame is no problem, but there are some places where I am unsure how to attach it to the body. For example, two body mounts are located right where the trunk pan is. Should I just drill a hole and attach it there? Is it typical to have the bolt showing in the trunk pan?
In the front of the body, there is a hole that is about 1.5" wide and that is where the body mount is located, how can I attach the bolt to that so it doesn't just wiggle away from the frame? A 2" washer seems outrageous but I could be wrong.
I will most likely upload some better pictures tomorrow, but this is what I have to work with.