hey, i got ARP head studs for my car, and the setup came with the studs, bolts, and these weird peices that look like washers, but have a ring going around perpindicular to it, its hard to explain, but yeah, it fits around the studs, and i dont know where it goes, and the instructions arent helping

 

those washers help center the studs in the holes drilled in the heads

 

where do they go? top bottom, what?

 

put the studs in, put ur gasket on the studs, then put ur heads on over teh studs. then put the washers over the studs into the holes in the head. the small rim goes into the head. then put the nut on and dont forget to use the ARP lube

 

they dont fit in the head, lol, the hole is too small........

 

are you refering to the head bolt bushing?? or the washers for the head bolts.....cause with the washers the bevelled end faces up

 

the kit didnt come with washers, it came with the things i described, when you look at it from the side, its shaped like a T, and its the washer, and on the inside, a ring about half an inch wide around the inside perimeter, and it doesnt go into the head

like i said it came with bolts and these..... ill ask my buddy david, hes our mechanic

 

I believe those are the head bolt bushings...mine tapped in place with a light tap with a hammer

 

wait a minute!!! I have the 185's which are theroretically 351 heads and use the spacer/bushing so they can be used on a 302 with 7/16 head bolts.....you have 165's which are 302 heads I believe and may not need those bushings...see how much wiggle room the head studs have???..if hardly any..you won't need them

 

none, and the holes are too small anyway, as in, on the inside of the bushings, i can see the outside of the hole

so i dont need them? what about washers?