[DeTomaso] Mechanics of after marker suspension bushings?

[David D Fisher]

Ken,
 
(For the stock bushings at least), the only suspension movement once the A-Arm bolts are tight comes from the flex in the rubber inside the bushing.   This is why you want to have the car on its wheels (at normal ride height) before tightening up the bushing bolts.     The bushings are pressed into the A-Arms and dont move, and the bolts clamp down on the inner steel bush once you tighten them up.   Once that is done, the only thing that can move is the rubber flexing. 
 
I would imagine that the assumption in this design is that you dont expect to have a lot of suspension travel under normal use. 
 
David
 
 

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 From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:48 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Mechanics of after marker suspension bushings?
  
I took the suspension apart for powder coating and the control arms (A arms) all have after marker bushings.  The control arms were pretty stuff and took a fairly strong push to move up or down.  The bushings were very tight in the control arms so I assume they moved with the arms.  I'm wondering how all of this should work?  Should the control arms move freely with respect to the body or be stiff like this?
 
Ken
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