Best place to buy bushings for kp 6 link?

[Nickleahy23]

Well after an inspection I need to replace 8 bushings on my kp 6 link. Been installed since middle of last september. Its rediculous that the are all worn out this soon. They were greased and the bolts were torqued to the right specs..Maybe I should call KP and see if theres anything they can help me with..Where else is a cheap place to get some bushings?

[ikon]

http://www.suicidedoors.com/4LinkPar...nkBushings.php

[RaiN]

I need to replace some of my bushings too. It sucks.

[Marcos]

I only have one bad bushing suckas! And thats from a year of driving.

[Nickleahy23]

must be nice..idk wtf i did wrong? kp sells the bushings for 1.50 per side, so 3 bucks a end..not to bad at all

[Marcos]

Maybe all the salt and chit you guys have, the most moisture we see here is about 1 day of rain a year.

[Nickleahy23]

maybe..but to tell you the truth its been like this since last fall...just never cared enough to mess with them lol..wanna get it all fixed before my 400 mile trip to indy

[Xonair]

Has KP ever chimed in on what " they believe" is the cause of these bushings burning up so quick? It seems to me that it is a common problem. I don't have any experiance with these kits so I really don't know. You figure for the price oof the kit that these things would go for atleast 50k miles with out incident.

[RaiN]

Originally Posted by Xonair

Has KP ever chimed in on what " they believe" is the cause of these bushings burning up so quick? It seems to me that it is a common problem. I don't have any experiance with these kits so I really don't know. You figure for the price oof the kit that these things would go for atleast 50k miles with out incident.

I was wondering the same thing, maybe Clint will chime in with a answer?

If this keeps up I may as well switch to super pivots or something.

[Nickleahy23]

im going to call clint in a few minutes..ill let you know what he says

[RaiN]

Originally Posted by Nickleahy23

im going to call clint in a few minutes..ill let you know what he says

Sweet... I mean, I'm thinking next go around I'm going to pack mine with grease and use zerk fittings or something.

[Sierra]

My bushings are pretty bad as well but it is from doing side to side. That will eat the bushings up fast on the kp 6 link. The kit was not designed for doing side to side.

[Xonair]

Originally Posted by Sierra

My bushings are pretty bad as well but it is from doing side to side. That will eat the bushings up fast on the kp 6 link. The kit was not designed for doing side to side.

Yeah thats my conclusion as well, anything with parrallel links are not to do side to side. But beings as I don't know the kits very well "KP" I wasn't sure if it was faulty bushings or something else.

[RaiN]

To date I have never pulled sides...LOL

[Nickleahy23]

so let me just get this right before i order anything. The cantilever has the wider bushings in the back, and on the dog bone? and then the 4 link has the smaller bushings?

[Marcos]

Did you ever call them? see why they wear out?

[Nickleahy23]

I actually just got off the phone with them..The guy was a real tool..couldnt get ahold of clint so it was just tech support..He first lied and said the bushings arnt forsale on their website, and gave me a price double what they are. Then he told me that "it just happens sometimes" as to why they wear out. Said overtightening wouldnt hurt, and neither would not greasing them. Also hitting sides shouldnt rip them apart. He wasnt helpful at all, sounded like he was doing something else judging from his 10 second pauses between sentences..idk..didnt have the torque specs either

[XLR8N]

Originally Posted by Nickleahy23

I actually just got off the phone with them..The guy was a real tool..couldnt get ahold of clint so it was just tech support..He first lied and said the bushings arnt forsale on their website, and gave me a price double what they are. Then he told me that "it just happens sometimes" as to why they wear out. Said overtightening wouldnt hurt, and neither would not greasing them. Also hitting sides shouldnt rip them apart. He wasnt helpful at all, sounded like he was doing something else judging from his 10 second pauses between sentences..idk..didnt have the torque specs either

that's disappointing, having a good product with sh!tty customer service sucks!

[Nickleahy23]

They are normally really good..When I ordered my **** through Gauge Magazine, they sent me the wrong kit. Wouldnt pick it back up or anything. Clint from KP finially helped me out and got gauge to take it back and send me the right one..took about a month and a half to do it

[RaiN]

Originally Posted by Nickleahy23

I actually just got off the phone with them..The guy was a real tool..couldnt get ahold of clint so it was just tech support..He first lied and said the bushings arnt forsale on their website, and gave me a price double what they are. Then he told me that "it just happens sometimes" as to why they wear out. Said overtightening wouldnt hurt, and neither would not greasing them. Also hitting sides shouldnt rip them apart. He wasnt helpful at all, sounded like he was doing something else judging from his 10 second pauses between sentences..idk..didnt have the torque specs either

Thats bull****... I'm going to order a complete replacement kit so I have tons of spares. I lubed mine plenty and they're still torn a bit.