Seeking your thoughts/guidance:
Got my rebuilt front konis back from TrueChoice. The only thing they couldnt replace were the bushings in the eye at the bottom of the dampers. Knowing that I ordered a pair sold for the original as I was getting caliper plate orings and a few other bits for the rebuild and figured I was paying shipping anyway so not much at risk. The measurements are essentially all correct on inspection, but with a couple key design differences, as you'll see in the pictures. The existing bushings have a steel outer casing (7/8" external diameter), the ones I ordered do not (7/8" external diameter). The steel core tube is 1.5" on both existing and new, but on the new the rubber is the full length whereas on the existing it is the width of the eye.
I can see some cracking on the existing bushings, but pushing on them there is still some resiliency so they aren't gone yet.
I haven't yet found proper replacements, has anyone else?
In the absence of proper replacements, would you leave the originals for now or use the new ones without the outer metal casing?
Thanks! Henry