I was looking for Outback rear control arm bushings/transverse bushings and they are "different" left to right but how?  It looks like one "could" fit both sides...so how are they different?

 

I even saw them listed as the same part in one place....

Edited May 7, 201312 yr by grossgary

On the 90-99 models the rear pivot of the control arm is sort of cone shaped. The inner sleeve of the bushing is shaped to match, so the bushings only fit one way. I only found this out when I tried to use a right side bushing on the left side of my legacy.

odd - cardoc on subarutoutback.org said the mounting brackets are slightly different but bushings are the same...you say bushings are different...or maybe it's both and the bushing has to be installed a certain side.

 

still confused...lol