Strut rod question

[b5blue]

OK the strut rod bushings are held in position by large cupped washers in front and rear of the K frame. I have installed them so they "cup" towards the bushing, I just read a article that states they should cup away from the bushing? 

[BrianShaughnessy]

The diagrams I found match Sinnamon's K-frame I yanked a few days ago.   And match just about every other car I recall.

[BBKNARF]

Mine are cupped towards the bushings. 

[8WHEELER]

My 74 Dart Sport, came with them cupped away from the bushings, it just looks wrong, but
it had never been touched before I dug into it.

Dan

[Belgium R/T -68]

I assembled mine towards the bushing.

Per

[tan top]

dish facing the bush !! 

[b5blue]

I wonder how they are on the "MILLION" dollar 66 Charger?

[Ghoste]

Mine came off with the dish facing the bushing and that's how I put them back on.  As for that Dart Sport my guess would be someone new on the job that day at the assembly plant.

[b5blue]

Yes and Brian's diagram agrees with how I've done them for the last 15 years or so. The article is in the online magazine that the 1mil 66 hemi Charger has a write up in (Moparmax)   

[maxwellwedge]

I have never seen them any way other than curved around the bushing like in Brian's actual photo.

[John_Kunkel]

Some aftermarket bushings are a different design and the instructions specify the cup facing out, the factory cups face in.

[8WHEELER]

Don't take me wrong, I put the new ones on pointing toward the bushing, as I allways have.
Just thought it was strange, the Dart had them on backwards from the factory.

Dan

[maxwellwedge]

Don't take me wrong, I put the new ones on pointing toward the bushing, as I allways have.
Just thought it was strange, the Dart had them on backwards from the factory.

Dan

If you look at the Dart pic, the roll pin has been replaced with a cotter pin so there was some kind of work performed on it at some time.

[Rolling_Thunder]

I have seen them cupped outward (away from the bushing) quite a few times...     

[flyinlow]

Some aftermarket bushings are a different design and the instructions specify the cup facing out, the factory cups face in.

I bought the Moog improved design strut bushing kit . It appears to face away.

[Hemidog]

It's a pain to install new bushings right? I mean, you have to unload the torsion bars, remove the LCA ect?? 

[b5blue]

Yup and alignment would need to be checked when your done also, I just did a bunch of front end work then noticed the article on the website that has the million dollar 66 Charger in it. After reading it's recommendation to install the cups outward "or the bushing's will wear out quickly" I thought WTF?   

[Hemidog]

Then I am not looking forward to this winter! 

Did you use some good threads from this site when you did yours?

[b5blue]

Actually do this, find the topic on the million dollar 66 Hemi Charger here. Click on the ebay link in that thread. Then use the link in the ebay ad to find the magazine article for that Charger. Now in that issue was the "strut rod how to" article, it was a good article and covered every detail well as I just did it all (Along with other stuff) not long ago. The only thing "wrong" is the way the cups are turned away from the bushings, hence this thread.  Sorry to give you the long way in but if you bookmark that page you will have it right there when you do it...it's not that bad!   

[Hemidog]

Thanks Neal!

http://www.moparmax.com/tech/2009/iv_4-strut-1.html

[John_Kunkel]

I bought the Moog improved design strut bushing kit . It appears to face away.

Yep, the K-7040 two-piece design has the cups facing away from the bushing.