Dog bone rears suspension question
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Dog bone rears suspension question
I am rebushing a C4 suspension for my C2 restomod....... I keep hearing conflicting info about the rear dog bones......
Is there an up or down and front and back to these... Obviously one is longer than the other so a no brainer here.... I see the larger bolts in one side but it looks to me like the bushing is smaller to accept the larger diameter metal sleeve..
Any thoughts here please..... Thanks
Is there an up or down and front and back to these... Obviously one is longer than the other so a no brainer here.... I see the larger bolts in one side but it looks to me like the bushing is smaller to accept the larger diameter metal sleeve..
Any thoughts here please..... Thanks
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I am rebushing a C4 suspension for my C2 restomod....... I keep hearing conflicting info about the rear dog bones......
Is there an up or down and front and back to these... Obviously one is longer than the other so a no brainer here.... I see the larger bolts in one side but it looks to me like the bushing is smaller to accept the larger diameter metal sleeve..
Any thoughts here please..... Thanks
Is there an up or down and front and back to these... Obviously one is longer than the other so a no brainer here.... I see the larger bolts in one side but it looks to me like the bushing is smaller to accept the larger diameter metal sleeve..
Any thoughts here please..... Thanks
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There should be numbers cast on the arms. If original upper might be cast 14048930 and lower 14048931.
*** Smaller diameter end of rod to the front bracket and I believe M12 hardware, larger diameter to the spindles and M16 hardware?
*** Smaller diameter end of rod to the front bracket and I believe M12 hardware, larger diameter to the spindles and M16 hardware?
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My question comes from watching a you tuber mark each end and the UP side of each dog bone... Wondering why as I can't see any difference
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I checked SPO diagrams last evening, also a rear suspension spindle and arms that I have still assembled and there's certainly a difference in the fore & aft hardware. Do you still have the hardware you removed? Calipers? You can see M12 vs M16?
