Torque Rods

[SPLutah]

Evening all,

After finding a bit of discussion about the lack of availability of the bushings for torque rods and a bit of back and forth on pouring bushings for them I thought I would ask about whether this is a part that has some demand in the community? I have thought about going about this one of two ways:

1. Reproduce the bushings for the torque rod - either rubber or urethane would be an option though the urethane is probably easier to source and has a lower cost of entry given the lower cost of a mold versus the cost of a rubber mold.
2. Recreate the rod itself and redesign so that it has an available bushing like the Prothane 19603 that matches out through diameter and width

Just wanted to see what everyone thought - if there is no demand I will likely just go down one of these paths for myself but figured I would open this up to gauge interest.

Let me know.

Thanks everyone!

-Daniel

[keith0alan]

Being a part that is not normally visible making a new rod with modern bushings would be more maintainable going forward. Is it possible to make an insert for the old rod that would adapt to a modern bushing?

[DAC21]

Evening all,

After finding a bit of discussion about the lack of availability of the bushings for torque rods and a bit of back and forth on pouring bushings for them I thought I would ask about whether this is a part that has some demand in the community? I have thought about going about this one of two ways:

1. Reproduce the bushings for the torque rod - either rubber or urethane would be an option though the urethane is probably easier to source and has a lower cost of entry given the lower cost of a mold versus the cost of a rubber mold.
2. Recreate the rod itself and redesign so that it has an available bushing like the Prothane 19603 that matches out through diameter and width

Just wanted to see what everyone thought - if there is no demand I will likely just go down one of these paths for myself but figured I would open this up to gauge interest.

Let me know.

Thanks everyone!

-Daniel

You might want to have a look at this Facebook Roadster post from last year. It's from Datsun Tim, who I imagine may be on this board by another name. I did not see a follow up post to determine 100% that it worked but you could PM him.

"Wanted to post a I bushing a found for the torque rod. I got Whiteline W52992 bushings. They are tight, and you need to open the bolt bushings up to 1/2", but it looks like they are going to work"

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=634 ... 5120255091

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0070 ... 0DER&psc=1

[DAC21]

FYI, Daniel confirmed this bushing solution worked for the torque rod. My bad, the Roadster Facebook originator is Steve Myers not Datsun Tim.