Yes, all the weight was on bushings. I even pressed it up and down a few times. Even moved forward and back a few feet. I had room to tighten the arms with the wheels on. I used a wrench and socket. The ride is so much firm. I can't wait to do the rest of it. If I can't press bushings out, I have an air hammer. The old air hammer inherited from a friend does some crazy fast damage. I used it to take off the mechanical fan off a few months ago.

An old neighbor once did bushing on a Ford small car. I let them borrow a few tools. When he finished, I walked over to take a look. The front end was like 4" higher than the rear! I asked if had tightened the bushings with full weight on. He said, "no". He gave me the look like WTH. Yea, tear it apart again and do it right. Took him another half afternoon to correct it.

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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20)