Prothane lower arm bushes

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bolton
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Prothane lower arm bushes

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Started to fit my poly bush kit and i noticed that for the lower arm front and rear the bushes are the same! Only diffrence is the metal insert ones seems thicker and one thinner so.......

Which bush goes where? Thinner insert and bush at front?
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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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I'm guessing you've opened all the boxes and mixed all the bushes up!

Just match the spacer tubes to the bolts, and the bushes to the spacer tubes.
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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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Yeah so the larger spacer tube for the bottom arm bushes is for the rear?
Its just im doing the front first then then rear, i only have two axel stands! Lol!
Cheers so much!
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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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This helps top ones are front bottom ones are rear!

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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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take the bolts out from the front and rear-they should only fit on one or the other!
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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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bolton wrote:This helps top ones are front bottom ones are rear!

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That looks a lot like my workshop... ;)

As has been said already, the larger tube is only larger because the bolt that goes in it is larger. So match the bolts up to the new tubs as per Peter's instructions.
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Re: Prothane lower arm bushes

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Yeah thats your workshop mate! Sorry ive been following ur guide! Lol!
Yeah the front bolts fit fine in the smaller tubes so rear must be larger bolts!
Like i say the front is on axle stands and i have no way to raise the rear and undo the bolts now so fingers crossed!
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