I need to replace my trailing arm bushes... but how do they look ;)

Hi guys,
I just bought my first patrol a little while ago and I had it at a workshop for the roady.
It wasn´t too bad but I´ve been told by the guy that I need to replace the "front trailing arm front bushes"! Here´s the problem: I am not 100% sure what the front trailing arms look like, cause there are kind of too many arms around ;)

I do have an idea what parts it could be and I´m stuck between two different ones. I post a picture and hopefully someone can tell me which one is the right one!!

Is it the part on the picture where it says leading/control arm?

Thanks in advance!!

Ivo

Control arms or Radius arms are probably what he is talking about. I have circled the bushes which I think he would be talking about, and which are normally the ones to wear out.

Ok that looks pretty much like the parts i thought of!
I assume theser are the correct bushes that fit in there right??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230637646...84.m1439.l2649

No I don't think so. If you read through that listing they say that "there is also suspension bushes available for the radius arms". Those ones are for the control arms on the rear diff.

Here is a search result listing a heap of them. You can pick out your particular model Patrol.

http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_...All-Categories

I was told to use rubber bushes rather than the neoprene ones, but I think it's a personal choice.

so probably that one??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suspensio...item35b31519f0

I think you would only need a set with the four bushes in it. That set has panhard bushes as well. No good paying for this stuff if you don't really need it.

Maybe something like this set.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Radius-Ar...#ht_1409wt_901

Uhh thats even better, didn´t see that on ebay!!
I think you just saved me a lot of trouble and money ;)

Thanks heaps for your help mate , really appreciate it!!

I just hope they're the ones the mechanic was talking about. Is it real hard to go and ask him to point out the rooted bushes, just to make sure. Don't want you to waste your hard earned.

What else could he mean by "front trailing arm front bushes"?? Thats probably the only "trailing" arm with two bushes on each side, so I think theres
a pretty good chance thats the one he was talking about. Also if you say these normally wear out, I´ll give it a shot.
I just checked on the car and it looks like the rubber came of at the centre of the front bushes, so thats probably it!!

ok just ordered, hopefully its the right thing ;)
I´ll let you know how it went..
Thx again

ok just ordered, hopefully its the right thing ;)
I´ll let you know how it went..
Thx again

just remember mate dont tighten the bolts with the arms suspended make sure it has all its weight and is sitting at ride height before you do them up !!otherwise youll tear em up

Thanks for the link, i m going to buy this.. i think u should buy too

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Originally Posted by Hawk82

Ok that looks pretty much like the parts i thought of!
I assume theser are the correct bushes that fit in there right??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230637646...84.m1439.l2649

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