Restoring a set of lower control arms and noticed a crack around torsion bar pivot area in frame of arm can this be welded without seizing up the pivot arm???any ideas greatly appreciated. I'm leaning on replacing it and relocating the sway bar tabs to other one..really hate to if not necessary.. ..dont own a welder would have to get shop to fix ..
"Can this be fixed or toss it"
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dicksmidlac
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For what you'd have in the repair you're better off getting another one.
In the dozens of pairs of lower control arms that i have rebuilt, i never have seen a crack in that area.
So if you don't weld, then your going to have to pay a welder in your city, the going labor rate to get it done.
Also, surgically removing a sway bar mount tab from the cracked one, isn't the easiest thing to do, either.
I use band saws, hand held grinders, Dremels, bench grinders, in doing that.
Time consuming.
Then your going to have to find a lower control arm without a sway bar tab on it, then pay the welder to also weld on the tab.
Or try and find a single LCA with the factory tab already on one.
Right now, i'd tell ya, find out what a welder would say.
So if you don't weld, then your going to have to pay a welder in your city, the going labor rate to get it done.
Also, surgically removing a sway bar mount tab from the cracked one, isn't the easiest thing to do, either.
I use band saws, hand held grinders, Dremels, bench grinders, in doing that.
Time consuming.
Then your going to have to find a lower control arm without a sway bar tab on it, then pay the welder to also weld on the tab.
Or try and find a single LCA with the factory tab already on one.
Right now, i'd tell ya, find out what a welder would say.
I would replace it. JMO.
What side is it ? I believe I have an extra Pass side LCA with S/B tab that I'm not going to use . LMK, C
Ask the op what year car that he's working on.
65-72 tabbed LCA's are one style.
And
73-76 are another style.
Yep Pass. side and pre 73,
So 67 to 72
So 67 to 72
hell I don't know, What fair ? @RustyRatRod ?
Pm me and we can talk story , C
Pm me and we can talk story , C
Whatever you think, Chris. It's your part.
No porget feedback , ha ha
j par
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This would have been a job for my Harbor Freight $89 welder....
j par
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