So, my ARB bushes are creaking like a smacked donkey every time I go over a bump.

 

Now every dealer I ask is telling me I have a 16mm ARB. But I checked before and the ARB is 18mm diameter.

 

Why the disparity? Does it just mean I need 16mm ID bushes for the 18mm OD bar so it compresses and grips tightly? Or should I be getting 18mm ARB bushes for the 18mm ARB?

 

I won't be changing the ARB bushes until i get the Eibach springs on so they can be secured in the correct resting position, but i'm making up a list of all the parts to do a complete refresh of the suspension.

Edited 21 March, 20206 yr by FabiaGonzales

This page suggests that all ARBs are 18mm dia. and there's only one size of bush, 16mm:

https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/fabia/fab/2016-797/4/411-411000/ (items 18, 19)

Info only available up to 2016 on that site, what year is yours?

 

20 minutes ago, Wino said:

This page suggests that all ARBs are 18mm dia. and there's only one size of bush, 16mm:

https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/fabia/fab/2016-797/4/411-411000/ (items 18, 19)

Info only available up to 2016 on that site, what year is yours?

 

Mine's MY 2016. Thanks for that. Didn't think to check a site like that for it.