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I emailed Slee. I suspect the BP51s don't use these as the spring presses against the coilover perch and not the top of the strut tower. (Plus the ARB install doc doesn't short any sort of insulator as a part and I don't see one in any of their photos as best I can tell).I would ck with Slee for replacement parts (I'm sure they have lots) and their experience with the bushings.
When the faulty bushings are installed, they look and feel just like any other we have installed for many years but after getting compressed and rebound the bushings act more like old latex rubber tubing and may have parted ways. My rear lower ARB shock mount bushings reminded me of Silly Putty when I was trouble shooting the "clunk". Rob had some pictures of augered out frames after the bushings departed on some of the trucks he had worked on. I would inspect the frame with a mirror, replace and secure the new bushings and treat that area and the other 3 shock mount assembly's like a preventive mx inspection item.