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2-3 years ago I put a set of these on a trailer because it was a weekend, couldn't source bronze replacement bushings till the following 2's day, and the guy needed to be on down the road. They went on easily and he was off down the road. This past Fall, I did a bearing repack for him and decided to check on the "never fail" bushings as we hadn't intended on putting them on and I'd remembered the advertising about them. I checked the outer 4 spring eyes ... 1 was worn thru to metal on metal ... 3 were intact but were pretty thin. Our suspensions get the crap beat out of them and I would have been amazed if the nylon like bushings hadn't showed it. I'm old school and don't think you can beat bronze bushings and wet bolts. They are not that expensive and not hard to change out when the time comes.
PS He's a recreational camper like me and by no means lives on the road ... he didn't have any idea of miles on the bushings.
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