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I am trying to press in a set of polyurethane control arm bushings into 99 Outback brackets.

My question is which direction on the bushing should face toward the front of the car?

The bushing has two different lips....one side has a chamfered lip and the other a beefy square profile. The side with the sqare profile lip also has a funnel like chamfer in the center where the metal sleeve will fit in.

I was thinking the fat lip will sit against the washer and nut of the control are....could anybody confirm this?

Is this for the front control arm, rear bushing?

If so, the "funnel" part should face towards the front of the car. The rod that the bushing slides onto is larger at the front then the rear.

Yes, it is the front control arm rear bushing.

Thanks for the info.

Installed the poly bushings into the 99 Outback control arm brackets and it works great.

These were the bushings designed for a WRX with the non tapered inner sleeve....no problems yet.

macipusy wrote:Installed the poly bushings into the 99 Outback control arm brackets and it works great.

These were the bushings designed for a WRX with the non tapered inner sleeve....no problems yet.

you should send me the part number for those bushings i need to replace the ones on my legacy

It was the whole Prothane kit I bought off of ebay for 90 dollars. It was the kit for 02-05 WRX

macipusy wrote:It was the whole Prothane kit I bought off of ebay for 90 dollars. It was the kit for 02-05 WRX

kick ass thats just the kind of information i was looking for so far have they held up better then the liquid filled bushings?
also you have pm.

Oh hell yeah....the liquid bushings lasted 3 days max before I blew one out.