Part number or where to find these washers

**Boosted Motorsports** · 02-06-2017

Anyone know where I can pick up a couple of these knurled washers? They are located on the front upper control arm on the inner part of the bushing. Looked online and only see a part number for the upper control arm as a complete assembly. One exploded into oblivion when pressing the old bushings out doing my poly bushing install (which is a pain in the ass job by the way).

**Fatboy 18** · 02-06-2017

Something very similar here,
http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/5_1..._p/pm43044.htm

or http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Vib...m_p/a19290.htm

http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Was...show=45&page=6

Im not sure what size washer you need?

**Sam Goldfarb** · 02-06-2017

They are called Nord-Lock washers. Try McMaster Carr .They are a lot cheaper than most online!

https://www.mcmaster.com/#nord-lock-washers/=168mvzm

**Steve-Indy** · 02-06-2017

To answer your original inquiry...this MAY be the part as taken from a 2000 Viper parts manual:

04014175...described as "Washer, Control Arm Pivot .627x1.30x089, Upper"

Since I have not verified this at a Dodge dealer parts desk...suggest that you cross check info.

**Boosted Motorsports** · 02-07-2017

Thanks for the quick replies gentlemen! Thankfully it looks like I may have jumped the gun and the new setup disregard these washers. They aren't a "two-piece" design like the nord lock washers but just a standard washer with a knurl on the inner diameter area on both sides.

Here is what I am tackling!

Where it says "OE washer provides surface to press out shell" that is the washer that went kaboom. I guess they expect it to be toast with this bushing kit as it says to disregard it lol.

**98RedGTS** · 02-07-2017

Good to hear. I hope everything is going smoothly for the install. I hope you got a press to otherwise I'm betting your hands hurt about now ;-) Did my 04 Cobra's rear without the press and went and bought one for the front. Rear took 2 days while the front took hours.

**Boosted Motorsports** · 02-07-2017

Originally Posted by 98RedGTS

Good to hear. I hope everything is going smoothly for the install. I hope you got a press to otherwise I'm betting your hands hurt about now ;-) Did my 04 Cobra's rear without the press and went and bought one for the front. Rear took 2 days while the front took hours.

Yeah I picked up a 12-ton H frame for $90 from harbor freight. I honestly cant imagine trying to do these in the car with a C-Clamp style press. These suckers are in there good!!!

**GTS Dean** · 02-09-2017

I went to my bolt bin and found a standard flat washer that was identical OD, but needed a little reaming to the ID and installed them in place of the fragmented originals.

**dave6666** · 02-09-2017

Originally Posted by GTS Dean

I went to my bolt bin and found a standard flat washer that was identical OD, but needed a little reaming to the ID and installed them in place of the fragmented originals.

[x] not OEM Dean. It's actions like this that are destroying the future value of our cars.

**SlowPoke McGee** · 02-10-2017

Originally Posted by dave6666

[x] not OEM Dean. It's actions like this that are destroying the future value of our cars.

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**Fatboy 18** · 02-10-2017

Originally Posted by omalley_808

Yeah I picked up a 12-ton H frame for $90 from harbor freight. I honestly cant imagine trying to do these in the car with a C-Clamp style press. These suckers are in there good!!!

Can I send my wishbones over and can you do mine too Thanks

**Fatboy 18** · 02-10-2017

I look forward to your feedback on how the new product feels when driving the car

**Boosted Motorsports** · 02-10-2017

Originally Posted by GTS Dean

I went to my bolt bin and found a standard flat washer that was identical OD, but needed a little reaming to the ID and installed them in place of the fragmented originals.

Dean do you have the Energy Suspension kit on your car or did you go with a different kit?

If you had the Energy Suspension kit did you have any issues with the "end washers" that press into the sleeves? Running into some quality issues with the batch I have right now and Energy Suspension is sending me out new ones...

**Boosted Motorsports** · 02-10-2017

Originally Posted by Fatboy 18

Can I send my wishbones over and can you do mine too Thanks

Sure send them over!

Originally Posted by Fatboy 18

I look forward to your feedback on how the new product feels when driving the car

So far I can tell you the job is a pain in the ass. It's not hard but it is pretty extensive and having to run around and find the correct sockets or cups or extensions to be able to press and support the bushings took awhile. My video will expedite that nonsense for anyone looking to tackle this as I demonstrate which size sockets I found work and what extensions I used to press the old bushings out.

Because this is obviously a low volume kit for Energy Suspension I have ran into a couple hopefully minor issues so far. My kit was missing upper control are bushings for some reason but they were quick to send them out. Then as I was completing the first and only corner of the car so far (front drivers side) the end washers they supply kept shattering every time I try to press it into the sleeve. They are sending me out 8 new washers so hopefully it was just a bad batch but its delaying my install.

**Camfab** · 02-10-2017

Why not just use OEM bushings? Were your stock bushings really that bad. I know rubber tends to form micro cracks on the outside, but my experience with Energy bushings on other applications left me thinking why I ever switched from fresh OEM parts.

**dave6666** · 02-11-2017