Quick question on AKG bushing install

[graphikg]

I bought the akg offsets and want to make COMPLETELY sure I am putting them in correctly in the lollipop. I have been searching but confused myself trying to make sense of things.

first) The hole (where the CA goes in) in an offset bushing is closest to the stick end of the lollipop. So the hole ends up veering towards the inside of the car. Is all this correct?

Second) This is my main question though. There are two sides of the offset bushing; one side has a little more of a rough texture and has more of a diameter than the other side with a tapered end leading into the hole (PIC 1), and the other side is very smooth and the entire side of this bushing is flat (PIC 2).

So which of these sides houses the end of the control arm? Basically, which of these sides faces the front of the car? The tapered hole side (larger diameter side of the bushing) or the smooth flat side?

Does the control arm go in the way the pen is going in as picture 3 shows (flat, smooth end side)? Or is it the other way? Thanks

Sorry about all the detail, I am just paranoid of getting things wrong. Thanks.

[TwoJ's]

my intuition tells me that the CA would go in the side with the lip. It would prevent the CA from pushing the bushing out of the lollipop under compression.

But this is just a guess.

[GotCone?]

my intuition tells me that the CA would go in the side with the lip. It would prevent the CA from pushing the bushing out of the lollipop under compression.

But this is just a guess.

that is how I did them for the same reason.


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[graphikg]

So you are both saying that the CA goes in through the hole which has the tapering. Basically, the first pic I have listed right?

[gearheadE30]

Yup. You want the lip on the bushing to be captured between the CA and the lolipop. Make sure you use some synthetic grease; mine are pretty noisy.

[GotCone?]

Those w/ them have issues getting the inner ball joint stud in and the 'cups' on the lolli lined up w/ the tubes on the chassis all at the same time?

I think the profile of the meyle control arms is keeping the bushing for getting all the way onto the arm shaft... wasted an hour trying to find a way to get these on last night. Then gave up. I'm off about 1/8-1/4" and as you know... not much play in delrin.