Elephant polybronze front susp bushings, i don't want to spend another $200 on low friction mounts Options

[Krieger]

I got everything mounted and installed for the front a arms minus struts and torsion bars. It requires about 20#s of force applied at the ball joint to move the arm up/down. Driver side is half that. Both sides move without any tight spots. I've tried putting washers between the front bearing retainer/body and I've even got one of those front retainers mounted upside down so the bearing is closer to the body (this was a little helpful). FWIW this car has no evidence of any accident or rust. Is this too much force required to move them. Are there any negative aspects if I left it this way. Whats the deal with their low friction mounts? Will this benefit me or is there something else I can do? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

[PeeGreen 914]

For those sugesting it should be wrong I will have to disagree. The areas that are causing a little bind with wear much faster and cause a problem in the long run. You want these to be able to just drop to the groud when not attached to the ball joint. No pressure needed. Te centering stuff from Elephant is something that is very helpful in getting this perfect. Most of our little cars are not 100% right there. Remember they had rubber bushings that were forgiving. Now you are going with something not forgiving. Do it right the first time and you won't need to worry down the road. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)