So.....and I'm not arguing here, just posing a question. Why were they not used from the factory? Of all of the upper arm bushings I've replaced, not a one had those washers originally.
i honestly don't know. my hazard to guess would be that the bean counters and engineers got together at the behest of some muckity-muck to save $0.05 per car and that's what they decided on.
maybe part of the "problem solver" is also that the washers provide a longer life span to the bushing that was not intended within the scope of the original parts? i mean, these cars were built to be disposable.
i dunno man, i'm just three raccoons in a trenchcoat that somehow knows which end of the wrench to hold.
