Rubber Isolater for suspension

[EEtM33t]

Anyone know where I would be able to purchase an additional rubber isolater for the suspension?
I want to include them to decrease noise and vibration when I install the front metal spacers for my Cornfed lift.
I suppose the dealership would be able to provide them but I thought that I would ask here first.
Thanks for any and all related help.

 

[CJ3Flyr]

Anyone know where I would be able to purchase an additional rubber isolater for the suspension?
I want to include them to decrease noise and vibration when I install the front metal spacers for my Cornfed lift.
I suppose the dealership would be able to provide them but I thought that I would ask here first.
Thanks for any and all related help.

What are you planning to do? I have CF spacers. There's no additional metal on metal contact compared with OEM setup.

The dealer should be able to get them or I saw that Energy Suspension now has isolators as well.


:cheers:

 

[EEtM33t]

Re: Re: Rubber Isolater for suspension

What are you planning to do? I have CF spacers. There's no additional metal on metal contact compared with OEM setup.

The dealer should be able to get them or I saw that Energy Suspension now has isolators as well.


:cheers:

I was under the impression that the front aluminum spacers are installed in a metal on metal manner... I was hoping to minimize any noise and wear from the metal on metal installation...

 

[CJ3Flyr]

Re: Re: Re: Rubber Isolater for suspension

I was under the impression that the front aluminum spacers are installed in a metal on metal manner... I was hoping to minimize any noise and wear from the metal on metal installation...

It is metal to metal but it doesn't move and the spring is still isolated. The way the spacers are held in position is the 3 bolts on top of the strut and there's no difference over OEM. If you want a spacer that may help slightly with NVH you have to go with the other brand. I wouldn't worry about it.

:cheers:

 

[EEtM33t]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Rubber Isolater for suspension

It is metal to metal but it doesn't move and the spring is still isolated. The way the spacers are held in position is the 3 bolts on top of the strut and there's no difference over OEM. If you want a spacer that may help slightly with NVH you have to go with the other brand. I wouldn't worry about it.

:cheers:

Sounds good.
Thank you for explaining.

 

[EEtM33t]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Rubber Isolater for suspension

It is metal to metal but it doesn't move and the spring is still isolated. The way the spacers are held in position is the 3 bolts on top of the strut and there's no difference over OEM. If you want a spacer that may help slightly with NVH you have to go with the other brand. I wouldn't worry about it.

:cheers:

In an email from David with Cornfed he mentioned removal of about .35 thick factory rubber bushing.
Did you not need to remove this when you installed your spacers from Cornfed?

 

[CJ3Flyr]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rubber Isolater for suspension

In an email from David with Cornfed he mentioned removal of about .35 thick factory rubber bushing.
Did you not need to remove this when you installed your spacers from Cornfed?

I didn't remove my rubber isolator. Maybe you do remove with bigger lifts than I have, I don't know.

:cheers: