mantab coupe front subframe rear leg mounting bushes

[stumpy 228]

firstly has anyone fitted aluminium top hat bushes instead so solid mounted  and b does anyone have the dimensions so i can get some made like these i had years ago

failing that has anyone with new bushes in their rear arms able to tell me the  the outer diameter of the bush where it goes in the arm
the offset fron the flat of the steel of the arm to the flat of the outer face of the bush where ir buts up against the chassis rail please [mine are shot and bits missing so getting aaccurate measurement is difficuilt rather not guess by eye it looks 12 mm or so for the face offset and around 36/38 mm bore in the arm

Edited Saturday at 16:05 by stumpy

[stumpy 228]

         or if ayone has a set of these they can measure for me

Edited Saturday at 17:32 by stumpy

[mantasrme 615]

Never had aluminium ones, but i use solid top mounts on all my cars.

I get plates laser cut and weld them to the original ones to make them solid https://mantaclub.org/forums/topic/41621

[stumpy 228]

yes well worth it  to eliminate any play [ its a very common mod on the old minis with rubber mounts on the subframe towers and in between the steel on the floor mounts the movement actually crackes the toeboard from flexing]  ive ordered a set of the bushes now will measure them and turn up a few sets  need to get the old ones out first dont have a press here but do have a vice so ty that

Edited Monday at 10:10 by stumpy

[Jessopia74 1,065]

11 minutes ago, stumpy said:

yes well worth it  to eliminate any play [ its a very common mod on the old minis with rubber mounts on the subframe towers and in between the steel on the floor mounts the movement actually crackes the toeboard from flexing]  ive ordered a set of the bushes now will measure them and turn up a few sets  need to get the old ones out first dont have a press here but do have a vice so ty that

👍 be up for a set mate if your making extra 😎

[stumpy 228]

yes mate i can do  no problem leave it with me i give you a pm when ready

[Jessopia74 1,065]

Just now, stumpy said:

yes mate i can do  no problem leave it with me i give you a pm when ready

You're a Gent, ty 🍻

[rutts 453]

Is this what you require. 

You obviously require four to be made. 

Simon powell is selling them on ebay

[stumpy 228]

thats great thanks.. i have a myford lathe so can turn them up myself 

[cam.in.head 299]

if you have a good rubber one il have that off you. i hate the way they are even when they harden up a bit so thats why im changing mine .

i have one good one just need a matching one

im talking top ones here not leg

[stumpy 228]

ifyou can hang on for a bit i will have  i have my x memeber in place at the moment to act as a jig for the  chassis rail replacement once done i have these two wich are pretty good tbh

[cam.in.head 299]

i probably wont be changing them until it warms up a bit so il get  back in touch later.thanks.