5223290300 CUSHION(FOR STEP) substitute

[TheBussman]

81 truck rolled into the shop with almost no body mounts, body just rubbing up against the frame in some areas i have genuine body mounts on the way but i can't get the ones for the steps. what is a good alternative that will work? It just a piece of rubber with a hole in it. does anybody know how thick it should be? Hoping body mount 52208-90300 will be close enough.

 

[firemanj92]

Did you check with Energy Suspension (poly body kit) or Daystar kits?

 

[TheBussman]

Did you check with Energy Suspension (poly body kit) or Daystar kits?

i did see the daystar kit, was really hoping to avoid polyurothane and i do want to use as many genuine body mounts as possible. I'm getting everything else OEM I would hate to buy a big daystar kit just to use the step cushions and throw everything else away.

 

[red66toy]

For my steps on my 65 FJ40, I bought the appropriate thickness chunk of rubber and cut to size and punched a hole for the bolt. I haven’t looked at the differences to 1981 though but I believe it’s the same design…. A square chunk of rubber.
I would update all your body mounts first. Then measure the distance between the step and the frame mount before buying a chunk of rubber.

 

[firemanj92]

i did see the daystar kit, was really hoping to avoid polyurothane and i do want to use as many genuine body mounts as possible. I'm getting everything else OEM I would hate to buy a big daystar kit just to use the step cushions and throw everything else away.

I had to call ES, they will sell the individual items separately, but they were kind enough to send me just the step pads for free awhile back. But @red66toy has probably the easiest/cheaper solution.

Fwiw, I have ES polys installed and have the NIB OEM pads tucked away in my hoard stash. But for daily driving the poly's win. Check with Mark (@65swb45 of MarksOffroad, he might have something.

 

[TheBussman]

I had to call ES, they will sell the individual items separately, but they were kind enough to send me just the step pads for free awhile back. But @red66toy has probably the easiest/cheaper solution.

Fwiw, I have ES polys installed and have the NIB OEM pads tucked away in my hoard stash. But for daily driving the poly's win. Check with Mark (@65swb45 of MarksOffroad, he might have something.

thanks for the info, why do the poly's win? They are not softer.

 

[TheBussman]

For my steps on my 65 FJ40, I bought the appropriate thickness chunk of rubber and cut to size and punched a hole for the bolt. I haven’t looked at the differences to 1981 though but I believe it’s the same design…. A square chunk of rubber.
I would update all your body mounts first. Then measure the distance between the step and the frame mount before buying a chunk of rubber.

sounds like a plan.

 

[red66toy]

sounds like a plan.

I mentioned that last part since I went to mount running boards and measured the distance and there was a difference between the driver and passenger side. 1/8” difference in thickness between the two. Then I noticed my OG body mounts were cooked. So I’m going to replace those all, then go back and tackle the running boards once things change and hopefully more consistent distance.

 

[firemanj92]

thanks for the info, why do the poly's win? They are not softer.

Well compared to the OE rubber they are much more forgiving and probably one of the best upgrades I have done today. Our 6/70 LC was a barn yard find with 36k documented miles. The OE are harsher/harder when compared to the Poly. Suspension-wise Poly is less forgiving (vs body mounts).

 

[TheBussman]

Well compared to the OE rubber they are much more forgiving and probably one of the best upgrades I have done today. Our 6/70 LC was a barn yard find with 36k documented miles. The OE are harsher/harder when compared to the Poly. Suspension-wise Poly is less forgiving (vs body mounts).

that's interesting. The new OE rubber feels pretty soft to me. I have used some poly parts in the past I expected it to be hard. this is a fj43 so there is one extra mount that a 40 doesnt have and it's not included in the daystar kit. i don't know if one OEM mount would play nice with the everything else being daystar.