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    [Found!] '67-'72 Upper Control Arms (small ball joint)

    Hi, I'm looking for small ball joint upper control arms for my '69 Dart with drum brakes. I would prefer it if the control arm bushings were already on it, but it is not completely necessary. Ball joints also don't have to be good and having them off would be preferred
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    Is this a problem with the 10 inch drums too? My understanding was that factory v8s got the 10 inch and slants got the 9 inch.
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    I remember now, they definitely did have caps
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    I can't remember if they had end caps or not. When I get home on Friday I'll look to see if my old ones have them. I'm not sure how much end caps would help because with the end caps, the other UCA wouldn't fit.
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    Definitely not just going to go in with a hammer and hope for the best, thanks for the advice!
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    I agree that I should've just bought new arms to begin with. I could've bought a new set of control arms with good bushings for what I paid him to put the new bushings and ball joints in. If the control arm does end up being bad, should I try to get at least some of my money back from the guy...
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    I won't be able to get to the car until Friday, so no measurements until then. One of the old bushings was really bad and it spun freely inside of the control arm. The guy said he filled up the spot that was causing it to spin with weld and then he sanded and/or ground it down to make it...
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    UCA Bushings don't fit?

    I recently had a shop press in new Moog UCA bushings (K408, non-offset) for my '69 Dart with front drums. Now that I have gone to put them in, both control arms don't fit in between the mounting ears. Did I buy the wrong bushings, or have the ears shifted with the old bushings? Could I bend the...
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    Lower Ball Joint hole too big

    It currently has drum brakes that are, as far as I can tell, stock with no reaming
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    Lower Ball Joint hole too big

    I am doing a front end rebuild on my 69 Dart with drum brakes. On the ball joints that were on the car, the holes that connect to the spindle have the same diameter. Both sets of ball joints that I have ordered (Mevotech MS25523, MS25524 and Proforged 0110130, 0110131) have one of the holes...
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