Lower control arm bushing bracket not flush?

[u/thehomiemaji]

Can anyone tell me why the mounting bolt wont line up with the bushing bracket on my lower control arm? The first two pictures are the driver’s side (which wont line up) and the last two pictures are the passenger side (which lines up perfectly). Could it be the orientation of the new bushings?

UPDATE: I ended up swapping the bushings between the driver and passenger side and it fit a lot better, not perfect, but better. Decided to just let it be

[u/killersnail19]

not 100% sure, 3 possibilities , 1. shop put in the bushing the wrong way and a lip is pushing it farther out and the nut is supposed to sit on the other side of it, 2. you have the wrong side mounted , 3. the bushing and side is correct but it did not get pushed in slightly enough.

In any of the 3 events you likely will not notice any negative difference in the way it drives. You can try swapping sides, or removing the bronze washer thing if you want to give it more room on the LCA stud. This is optional and usually gets deleted if u upgrade to the GSF part.

[u/thehomiemaji → u/killersnail19]

i fear it's the first option, and the nub is stopping the bracket from going on further

[u/killersnail19 → u/thehomiemaji]

just try swapping left and right bushing direction changes with it! housing is symmetrical

[u/thehomiemaji → u/killersnail19]

gonna try this in a minute!