I just had new Energy Suspension Bushings put in my front control arms. I tried putting the arm back and it wont fit. Its too wide with the bushings on it. Does it matter which way the bushings were pressed in??? My bushings were pressed in facing each other on each control arm( both facing inward toward the center of the arm), did that make a difference or doesn't it matter???? What is my problem any tipsssssss????????????????????

 

That's pretty normal. You have installed them the right way. The outsides are a slip fit and the insides are press fit. Make sure you have them pressed in all the way. Other than that all I can say is use a rubber mallet and give them a good wack!!!

 

Thanks but I not exactly sure what you mean by out side and inside if you are talking about the bushing or the shell. Heres a picture its easier for me to explain with it.
Lets say its a stock control arm. The arrows are the direction my shells were pressed in. Is that right?????? The heads on the shell and bushing seem to stick out farther than stock did. Now because of being pressed in that way it, seems that the distance (where that red line is) is greater now than with the stock bushings. Now I cant fit the the arm back on the car. I can actually get one side in partly but that makes the other impossible to push up into the car. Help???????

 

If they were not pressed in the origanal way then that could be your problem. The lips of the shells should be on the outside edge of the a-arm, not on the inside. How do yours look? Like the picture above the way the arrows point this is the way the shells should have been pressed in. Are those the control arms your using or are you just using that pic as an example?

 

That was just an example Im using stock control arm. and yes they are pressed in the way the arrows point. The arm just wont fit back into the car though. right now I can see them going in any time soon. thanks

 

I had same prob with my es bushings, just used a big dead blow hammer and crowbar to align holes

 

I know i ended up doing the same. I just got them in. Had to beat out hell out the cross member where the arm bolts up to widen the gap.

 

Thanks for the thread john5.7 it's good info as I was wondering about the ES bushings also. But I still wonder if everyone has as much trouble gettin' these things in. I'm hopin' I'll emulate Coxy on this one. BTW nice web page and I Like the rims.