life and death of the Duster

That really sucks . Hate to see that.

You said the upper control arm bolt failed and that they were Chinese? What brand?
Not sure what brand but they were the style that had two flats instead of one flat on the bolt. this give a lot less thread area. I Had more of them in the parts bin I threw them all away. I think I bought them at NAPA. I should have used cleaned up original bolts with one flat. The poly bushing just came apart from foot braking it. They are stiff but they are junk. I will never use anything for bushings but rubber

I knew they were bad and we were about to pull it in the shop for a new K-member we built with Heim joints on the struts and 73 steering. . (pictured below) My son took it for one last ride. little did we know

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