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    7/29/2014 5:01 PM  #1

    mainiac1
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    Replacing lower control arm bushing

    Hey Guys/Gals, not sure but I think I'm looking at replacing at least the drivers side lower control arm bushing. Have set and reset the to-in on my 66, and the last time I noticed there seemed to be alot of slop from the drivers side lower. How should I check this short of disasembling it all right now. Have springs and shocks and drive train in, so I thought I was past suspension rebuilds...one of only thinks on car I didn't mess with!

    Stupid Hurts!...66 coupe, 302, 4 wheel disks...lots of Mods
     

    7/29/2014 5:04 PM  #2

    6sally6
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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    Normal to just replace the both of'em when you do it
    . I'm sure you can JUST do the bushings butt-eye would just get new arms.
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    7/29/2014 5:13 PM  #3

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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    I was telling Jamie this afternoon, "...Ya need to replace the whole lower arms." Hehheh, Now the Forum can go ahead and show him I'm wrong again.

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    7/29/2014 5:20 PM  #4

    josh-kebob
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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    replace the arms.............

     

    7/29/2014 7:03 PM  #5

    Derek
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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    josh-kebob wrote:

    replace the arms.............

    X2
     

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    7/29/2014 8:20 PM  #6

    terry
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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    With new LCAs come new lower ball joints.  At rock auto new LCAs for a 66 mustang are $37.79.  I think that's a no brainer, then again it's not my money.

     

    7/29/2014 9:27 PM  #7

    mainiac1
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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    Yeah I saw those on Rock Auto...Moogs I think too! I friggin hate going backwards in a project!

    Stupid Hurts!...66 coupe, 302, 4 wheel disks...lots of Mods
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    7/30/2014 6:44 PM  #8

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    Re: Replacing lower control arm bushing

    I'm going to go against the grain here. but I put "new" lower control arms on my 66 when I had it, from mustangs unlimited, and yes while it did come with new ball joint and bushing, the metal wasnt like the originals that I took off the car.  I wound up getting a set of oringal lower arms from a fellow forum member in NJ, and had the old bushing removed, and drilled out the rivets that held the old ball joint, and bought new bushings and new ball joints from moog and put them back on the original lower control arm. I had them cleaned first of course.  The new ball joints got bolted on so i didnt have to rivet it on. I may be wrong, but to me, the original lower control arms seemed heavier and sturdier.

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