Originally posted by ZeroHour:
haha Well I'm working on the rear of the car. If your pic is the rear I think I may have been driving the car in reverse for over a year.

Joking aside, Maybe this will help.



Number 5 is the tie rod. Or am I miss naming parts?

Number 6 is the bushing for number 5. (that is the bushing that is worn badly. I can twist number 5 by hand, and the flex occurs at the joint with the #6 bushing)

Hopefully this cleared up alot of the confusion.





The terminology is easily confused, but I think you have it right--or at least it matches the Ford parts catalog.

Do you want rubber/OEM or Poly?

IF you want poly, I recommendSuspension Restoration Parts Co.. They carry every Energy Suspension part number in stock, so I ordered on Tuesday and it arrived on Saturday. $17 plus shipping for the trailing arm set. Most other vendors list the parts, but don't order them from ES until you order. This can take several weeks to get the parts to you.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998