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Subject:Re: Radius Rod Installation
From:Steven Shelton
Date:Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:40:03 -0400

I used Powerflex bushings. They have an aluminum cup that the front bushing
fits into. This aluminum piece has a inner rim that fits into the radius
rod opening in the body.  If you look carefully you can see it here on the
T3 Technique site:

http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-bushings/powerflex-suspension-bushings/radius-rod-bushings/

To get the aluminum piece to fit into the hole the radius rod has to be
centered in the opening. Not easy to do when it's being pushed down by the
spring and front suspension components.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 11:10 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
wrote:

> They don't need to be centered.  All they have to do is go through the
> hole, period.  The rest they take care of by themselves.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't know why I used the word "straight." The problem was getting the
>> radius rod centered in the hole. The radius rod isn't at right angles to
>> the hole - it's at an angle, making it even more difficult to get the
>> front
>> bushing centered.
>>
>