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Old 05-11-10, 02:19 AM
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Front lower arm bushing direction

I am installing some new bushings for my car and forgot which direction these things are inserted.

Which end faces the front of the car?

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Old 05-11-10, 02:43 AM
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Not sure about the stock rubber bushings. If the center axis of the left and right holes are at the same level (it doesn't tilt down or up more on one side), its not going to matter (which it shouldn't be, but I did install delrin on mine). Compare both holes on the left and right. They seem to be at the same level in the picture.

Regardless, even if they are slightly offset a bit, it still won't matter which way they go in since the rubber will allow you to flex the bolt into the inner sleeve when you mount the control arm to the chassis.
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