Upper control arm bushing extra part?

ChuckDock said

I know there are a million posts about how to replace uca bushings and I watched video's and read forums but was surprised to see this extra spacer (?) on one side of the uca but not the other. It was hell to get the bushing out and I ended up cracking this "extra" part. The part in the pic shows the cracked ring that was on just one side of the control, not the other.
Can I just install my new bushing without that part?

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I might be late here but after rebuilding the front suspension on my Dart using all new rubber bushings and so, I got pretty upset hearing an old noise in the front suspension I thought I had got rid of... but still there... After some wondering and looking every part I noticed a space between the uca and the end of the front bushing... maybe the front bushing got loose???
Just yesterday I decided to tape my cell phone in the front fender and watch what might be happening while driving back and forth...

hemi71x said

Yes, just leave it off, don't worry about it.
In the real world, that collar didn't do any good anyway.


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Hi there, just went through your posts here and would like to hear your comments on my UCAs floppy front bushings.
Do you sell parts here? Ship international? Thanks.