Can anyone tell me if this bushing has been replaced. 1993 F150 RWD. I replaced almost everything 4 years ago but I cannot remember changing the pivot bushings. I cannot find a receipt for it. It only has a flange on one side. One coil spring is sagging so I am going to replace them and would do this if they are not newer. I did not take the bolt off yet but the rubber looks good from what little I can see. Thanks

 

Looks original & ruined to me. Note that the rubber on the Right side of your pic is offset toward the top of the sleeve. Read this & the NEXT page:

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That's a 4WD, so check which bushing set your 2WD takes. It might be the same one. I highly recommend using ONLY black Energy polyurethane.

 

Thanks, I already purchased Prothane 6-605-BLACK or I certainly would have looked into the Black Energy. I was maybe just going to hold on to them if anyone thought the ones on the truck looked okay. It looks like the sleeve from the original bushing stays in making the polyurethane bushing a little easier to install.

 

Great looking ride! I would replace it since you are not sure (it does look older and worn to me).

 

Looks like it's seen better days. Regardless, poly bushings are a definitely upgrade for those pivots. I used Energy Suspension poly bushings in mine, they were red, when I bought them back in 2015. Leave the original bushing race in the arm, and cut/melt the old rubber out of it. Squeeze the poly bushing in, and forget about it.

I wish I could say it was easy to do JUST the pivot bushings, but I can't. When I replaced mine, I was in the process of rebuilding everything and had the I-Beams out of the truck entirely

 

Red has always been an option for Energy poly, but even Energy says black is superior.