squeeking suspension

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JLasvegas

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I have noticed some squeeking when driving at slow speeds, like going over speed bumps

I also realize that some is normal, but I noticed that my extended radius arm bushing is cracked on the passenger side, just below passenger door underneath where the bolt and the washer meet up with it against the bracket, the bushing looks like a white urethane or plastic type of busing and you can see a pretty good size crack in it and it isnt sitting super flush like the drivers side

can this bushing be found by itself "I had no luck on google " and if so it should be a simple remove nut and replace and re tourqe correct?

 

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The actual radius arm bushings can be found at any parts store or online at vendors liek Bronco graveyard, either in the OEM rubber or polyurethane. there's also a white plastic spacer that fits between the bushing and frame bracket. If that one is cracked, you may be out of luck (SOL) unless you can find a used one from the slavage yard or someone parting out a rig. Asw for the squeaking, you can use silicone grease or spray on the suspension bushings to quiet them down. JSM84

 
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The actual radius arm bushings can be found at any parts store or online at vendors liek Bronco graveyard, either in the OEM rubber or polyurethane. there's also a white plastic spacer that fits between the bushing and frame bracket. If that one is cracked, you may be out of luck (SOL) unless you can find a used one from the slavage yard or someone parting out a rig. As for the squeaking, you can use silicone grease or spray on the suspension bushings to quiet them down. JSM84
that spacer is what is cracked, the bushing itself is fine, I doubt that the crack in that spacer is going to harm anything so i will leave it as is and then silicone grease the bushings

 

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Well, the spacer is there to keep the bushing aligned inside the bracket.

 

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