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Moog K8649 Suspension Strut Rod Bushing - Rear To Frame And Spindle or Rear To Spindle
Reliable Suspension Strut Rod Bushing for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury
The Moog K8649 suspension strut rod bushing is engineered to restore precise suspension performance for select Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles. Designed with durable polyurethane, this bushing meets or exceeds original equipment manufacturer specifications to ensure long-lasting reliability.
- Inner diameter: 0.670 inches for accurate fitment
- Length: 1.250 inches to match OEM dimensions
- Outer diameter: 1.600 inches for secure installation
- Constructed from high-quality polyurethane material
- Meets or exceeds OE manufacturer specifications
Durable Polyurethane Construction for Enhanced Suspension Control
The Moog K8649 strut rod bushing is crafted from polyurethane, a material known for its resistance to wear, oil, and road contaminants. This ensures consistent suspension response and improved handling characteristics over time. The precise inner and outer diameters, along with the length of 1.250 inches, provide a direct replacement for the original strut rod bushings found in Ford Taurus, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Sable, and other compatible models. Using a bushing that meets or exceeds OE specs helps maintain factory suspension geometry and reduces unwanted movement or noise.
Compatible With Specific Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury Models
This suspension strut rod bushing is compatible with a range of vehicles including Ford Escort, Taurus, Tempo, and Topaz, Lincoln Continental, and Mercury Lynx, LN7, and Sable. The Moog K8649 part number ensures you receive the correct fitment for these models, supporting proper suspension function and vehicle stability.
Common Suspension Issues Addressed by Moog K8649
- Excessive suspension noise or clunking from worn bushings
- Loose or imprecise steering feel due to bushing degradation
- Uneven tire wear caused by suspension misalignment
- Vibration or harshness transmitted through the suspension
- Reduced handling performance on Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles
Installation Notes and Tips
When replacing the strut rod bushing, ensure the suspension components are properly supported and aligned. The Moog K8649 bushing’s dimensions (0.670 inch inner diameter, 1.600 inch outer diameter, and 1.250 inch length) should be verified against the original part for compatibility. Use appropriate tools to press the bushing into place without damaging the polyurethane material. Proper installation will help maintain suspension geometry and vehicle handling characteristics.
Quality Assurance and Warranty
Moog suspension components, including the K8649 strut rod bushing, are manufactured to meet or exceed OE specifications, providing reliable performance and durability. This part is backed by Moog’s quality standards, ensuring it withstands typical driving conditions on Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles. Please refer to Moog’s official warranty policy for detailed coverage information.
| Brand | Moog |
|---|---|
| Part Number | K8649 |
| Inner Diameter (Inch) | 0.670 |
| Length (Inch) | 1.250 |
| Material | Polyurethane |
| Meets/Exceeds OE Manufacturer Specs | Yes |
| Outer Diameter (Inch) | 1.600 |
| Part Description | Strut rod bushing |
This part fits 89 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Body Type | # Doors | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2006 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2005 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2005 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2004 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2004 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2003 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2003 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2002 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2002 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2001 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2001 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2000 | Ford | Taurus | Wagon | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 2000 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1999 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1998 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1997 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1996 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1995 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1995 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1994 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1994 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1994 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1994 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1994 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1993 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1993 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1993 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1993 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1993 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1992 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1992 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1992 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1992 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1992 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1991 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1991 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1991 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1991 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1991 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1990 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1990 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1990 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1990 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1990 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1990 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1989 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1989 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1989 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1989 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1989 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1989 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1988 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1988 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1988 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1988 | Lincoln | Continental | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1988 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1988 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1987 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1987 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1987 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1987 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1987 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1987 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1986 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1986 | Ford | Taurus | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1986 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1986 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1986 | Mercury | Sable | Sedan | 4 Door | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |
| 1986 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1985 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1985 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1985 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1985 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1984 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1984 | Ford | Tempo | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1984 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1984 | Mercury | Topaz | Rear To Frame And Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1983 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | RS | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | ||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | Grand Sport | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | ||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | Base | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | ||
| 1983 | Mercury | LN7 | Sport | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | ||
| 1983 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1982 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1982 | Mercury | LN7 | Base | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | ||
| 1982 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1981 | Ford | Escort | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) | |||
| 1981 | Mercury | Lynx | Rear To Spindle | Contains Thermoplastic Bushing(s) |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:
Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.