Hey all,
I was looking for front suspension bump stops for a 1966 Wildcat, and there don't seem to be anything listed specifically for that year and model. I found some original NOS ones, but they were quite pricey. I measured my originals and found common replacements that work and wanted to share the info for anyone else searching.
Uppers: Energy Suspension 39101G
Lowers: Energy Suspension 39102G
I also tried Moog K6607 for the lowers. They are the rubber version of the Energy Suspension lowers, but I ripped them up trying to install them.
The uppers went in with very little effort, just pulled through with pliers.
The lowers are actually a little too wide. The barb is bigger than the slot in the control arm. I ended up trimming the barb down to make it fit and filed open the slot a bit in the lower control arm. I put a little oil on it and pushed it on with my shop press.
The Energy Suspension polyurethane lowers pressed in well. The rubber ones I think were too soft pop the barb through.
In the end I was able to use these readily available bump stops for a much more reasonable price.
Posting it here in case anyone else runs into a similar issue.
I was looking for front suspension bump stops for a 1966 Wildcat, and there don't seem to be anything listed specifically for that year and model. I found some original NOS ones, but they were quite pricey. I measured my originals and found common replacements that work and wanted to share the info for anyone else searching.
Uppers: Energy Suspension 39101G
Lowers: Energy Suspension 39102G
I also tried Moog K6607 for the lowers. They are the rubber version of the Energy Suspension lowers, but I ripped them up trying to install them.
The uppers went in with very little effort, just pulled through with pliers.
The lowers are actually a little too wide. The barb is bigger than the slot in the control arm. I ended up trimming the barb down to make it fit and filed open the slot a bit in the lower control arm. I put a little oil on it and pushed it on with my shop press.
The Energy Suspension polyurethane lowers pressed in well. The rubber ones I think were too soft pop the barb through.
In the end I was able to use these readily available bump stops for a much more reasonable price.
Posting it here in case anyone else runs into a similar issue.