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Mike Triggs Goo Roo Western Australia 3.0GT G-Pack
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 11:39 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
Just had new shocks and some bushes fitted to the JZZ31. I ordered SuperPro bushes and the sway bar and steering rack bushes fitted perfectly- not so the control arm bushes, which were way out. The fronts were too small, consistent with our arm being "early model" in SuperPro catalogue, but the rears are too big, which is inconsistent with our control arm being "early model" or indeed "late model". The measurements are (for the bushes) Front 46mm vs 49.5mm, Rear 51.1 vs 54.8. I bought bushes with the first measurements (46 & 51.1mm).
The part numbers are SPF1650K for the front and SPF1651 for the rear. At the moment I'm trying to get a refund or at least the right bushes (the originals were actually OK according to the mechanic). Doesn't seem sensible though to get "early model" bushes since these won't fit either, so I wonder which control arms I actually have! It would have helped if the mechanic had actually measured the bush housings while the arm was off, it's difficult with them mounted.
