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    Front end rebuild

    Looking at doing the upper and lower bushes
    Am I correct in going rubber?

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    I would (and do) use rubber. Given the inherent tendency to crack chassis around the front suspension mounting points some opinions are that harder bushes won't absorb shocks as much, putting even more strain on the chassis

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    Rubber all the way not that plastic rubbish

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    Cheers guys

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    Have done the rebuild in rubber.
    Very happy with the results.
    Is it my imagination but it seems higher in the front end now?
    Does that happen?

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    Certainly will be everything is were it should be

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwivan View Post
    Have done the rebuild in rubber.
    Very happy with the results.
    Is it my imagination but it seems higher in the front end now?
    Does that happen?

    Cheers Kiwivan
    Instead of sagging you mean
    it will settle down a bit

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    Did you let the car sit back on the ground before you tensioned the control arm bushes? You need to do this otherwise your bushes will be under constant twisting load and will wear prematurely. It will probably make it sit higher as well.

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    Holden did the job for me
    Should I just in case loosen them and then retenion them again?

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    You would assume they did it correctly?

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