Travis,

I've made dedicated press bushings for all the 240 suspension rubber, but I have an engine lathe. Many moons ago, before the lathe was planted in my shop, I would sift through my assortment of cutoffs of pipe and conduit until I found something with a good enough ID/OD. Then, I would cut it as short as usable and accurately dress the ends with file. I also save a lot of spent roller/ball bearings to salvage the races for press bushings.

Even now with the dedicated press tooling, I take the work to a automotive machinist. Once he realized I wasn't an asshole, we grew to respect each other and nowadays he usually doesn't charge me. I still take him a few packs of Swishers Sweets to let him know that I'm grateful for his help and that I am still not an asshole.

The minor cost that a small auto jobber charges to pop out-and-in a suspension bushing is worth it.

Rich