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quick rear suspension bushing Q



A1 bentley says 52 for the lower mounting bolt and 23 for the upper nut.

Haynes says 52 lower 11 upper.  A2 bentley says 52 and 11 as well (and
the A2 rear suspension is like our rears, from what I remember.

innterestttinggg

> I removed the stock suspension in the dark and now I am trying to put
> the h&r coilovers on the rear.  I didn't notice something though.  How
> do the rear bushings go back in?  I don't have the ribbed kind, so it's
> not that obvious.  Does the flatter side go towards the body in both
> cases or AWAY from the body (or some combination).  
> 
> When I tried to tighten the top nut to 23ft/lbs it really squished the
> heck out of the poly before I even got to the torque spec.  That was
> with the flatter sides AWAY from the body.
> 
> tia, but hurry snow is coming back :)
> 
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