2002 S-Type with the CATS suspension and need to replace lower shock bushings. After reading through dozens of posts on the subject I came up with two possible part numbers; C2D4013 and C2C36866. Can anyone confirm (hopefully from personal experience) that one of these two bushings will work? If not, where these can be purchased,

Thanks.

Looks like 4013 is for the rears and the other is the front. The rears press into the lower shock eye while the fronts press into the lower arm. When i did mine i replaced the entire front lower arm. The rears have to be pressed with the shock out. I have a press. Lemforder is oem so wherever you can get them. I used fcp euro for both

he has the original s-type

front shock bushings stay with the shock

thanks for the correction. Forgot about the 02 to 03 change. Both need the press then

Thanks so much for the quick replies!. I spent a fair amount of time researuching this through the forum and other resources and it seems that the bushing is not available through Jaguar or presumably in the aftermarket which leaves buying new struts at over $ 300 each just to replace a worn $ 15 bushing. I'm sorry, that's just @#*&$ insane! I can't help but think (and hope) that someone has a solution for this.

c2d4013 will probably fit, they used it on and off since the xj40.

there’s a video of somebody replacing it on an original stype

Thanks Xalty! I found the video which was very informative but didn't provide any information regarding a part number for the bushing. I've found three part numbers which may or may not be correct. They are: C2D4013, C2C36866 and C2C26852 (supposedly the same as C2D4013). Previous responses regarding this stated that the front strut bushing is the same as the rear, which would seem to indicate that C2D4013 should fit. Much of the confusion surrounding this is due to Jaguar making a mid-2002 model year front suspension change. I, unfortunately, have the original version on my car (should have bought a later model; better car). All that said, I'm going to roll the dice on the C2D4013 bushings and see if I get lucky. If not, I'll try the C2C36866, I'll update this thread as I go along.

Thanks again for everyone' s help.

If you can get the Bilstein part number, you can buy the individual shock bushings from Summit Racing for well under $ 10.00 each. Just Google Bilstein shock bushings.

UPDATE: Spoke with a tech support person from Bilstein and was advised that they don't sell the bushings separately because of something to do with it being double bonded and vulcanized and not readily replaceable. I can either replace the entire shock ($ 300 each!) or try find a bushing that's the same size. Does anyone have a spare shock with a relatively intact bushing that could provide reasonably accurate measurements?

Thanks.