Radius rod bushes... which way??

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:08 pm

What way should radius rod bushes go on and L and MY??

I have installed mine a while back but since i have had the oportunity to play around with another subi that appeared to have the factory bushes installed the opposite way to mine.

Should the tappered end of the bush face into the mount on the body or should they face away from the body mount??

Dave

Point · Post by **Point** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:34 pm

just fitted my nolathane ones similar to the rubber ones that were in there. tapered ends out

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:27 am

just remember dave.....that bloke told me the way in which to install them when i picked them up,,,which i told you....and they have been good ever since right??

btw Point...be VERY VERY CAREFULL with Nolathane ones....we tend to **** them to pieces weekly over here in perth.........highly not reccomended

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:49 am

D3V1L wrote:btw Point...be VERY VERY CAREFULL with Nolathane ones....we tend to **** them to pieces weekly over here in perth.........highly not reccomended

I have no idea what you guys do with them over there, but here in Queensland / New South Wales I have had ZERO Failures! I have sold some where in the vicinity of 50 sets..............

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:30 am

They have functioned fine.. although there is a clunk noise that i can not get rid of... and i think it's the radius rod going up and down slightly. I can defintely see how putting them in the opposite way (as is from factory) and as Point has suggested would help prevent the movement i have.

Perhaps the fact i don't run a sway bar was making much more movement in my suspension components leading to the failure of both sets of Nolathane bushes i tryed.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:35 pm

Xtreme_RX wrote:I have no idea what you guys do with them over there, but here in Queensland / New South Wales I have had ZERO Failures! I have sold some where in the vicinity of 50 sets..............

We do this showthread.php?t=5945

Any other coments on this... the more i think about it the more im sure i got them the wrong way.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:55 pm

Well i have reversed them now... so they more suit the factory fitment and not how the recomended fitting instructions from the suspension companys. It now seams the clunk i had is gone and they look like they fit a lot more snug... i will see how they hold up.

Dave