K-MAC rear lower control arm bushing install -- E53

[RocketyMan]

I'm attempting to install the kmac bushing kit in the rear control arms on my e53. After searching the forum, there are absolutely no write-ups nor good pictures on this issue--just people talking about it.


The issue is that the frontward bushing on the rear control arms interfere with the sub-frame. The supplier, KMAC, say that this kit is compatible with the E53 and also E60 as they share much of the same rear-end structure.

I attempted to contact KMAC as I'm sure they should be well-aware of this issue--otherwise they wouldn't have advertised having a fix for this. No response yet on their end.

Please see pictures of the frontward bushing mock-install (these are the same pictures I emailed to KMAC hoping for resolution):

What I'm hoping for in this write-up is someone to chime in with personal experience or insight. I do have a couple of ideas to try--but want to first open up a forum with wisdom that might prove more successful so that other X5 owners with concern of poor negative camber can have access to a solution with actual pictures and pertinent dialogue.