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Absolutely! If you can reuse them, and want to, do it. I haven't taken mine apart, but if they are anything like my cab mount bushings, water got in there and sat and rusted them to death. My cab mount sleeve was so rusted I couldn't even get measurements off it... it was a brittle "cake" of...

I know it was rhetorical, but it just shows why you're having such a hard time understanding/accepting the pricing. You're still mentally comparing it to a washer you buy at Home Depot for $0.50. That's fine if it is a similar size, or common size. But in a lot of these assemblies, just...

Yes, there is a pressed-in bushing and sleeve in the front eyes of the bar too, similar to what's in the eye of a leaf suspension spring. (Ignore the red highlight... this picture was pulled quickly from my eBay posting for the lower bushings.)

Automotive companies, and any kind of mass-production manufacturer really. To them, when they are going to make tens (or hundreds) of thousands, they'll just have a custom metal stamping die made to create the perfect washer they need, at a similar price to buying off the shelf washers. You...

The upper bushings are smaller, and will require less material (and cost). Getting custom machined/lasered washers and spacers is another story, especially in small quantities (e.g. 100).

It's just that every few months, another new member comes in and starts this same discussion, about any number of parts that are "too expensive". For all the talk, there are few/no cheap solutions of equal quality found. For the bushings specifically, there are so many costs that go into doing...

I usually bite my tongue when I see these posts. If you think it should be done cheaper, I'd like to see you try. I practically give mine away, and they still aren't as cheap as I'd like. And the cost of the materials just keeps going up.

I make the lowers, but not the uppers yet. I have all the measurements to make the uppers, but just haven't made a mold for them. Since they're smaller, I should be able to make a mold that creates a few of them at once.