LCA'S got'em, now how to replace them

[JBAR]

Now that I have (will have) LCA's with new bushings and pivot arm how do I remove old ones and replace with these? :read2:

 

[RedFish]

I can talk you through it but a service manual would be better.
My experience prompts a question ... Do you have new lower ball joints ?
If not and you dont plan to replace them you'll need new boots for them.
Its about imposible to split the lower joints without destroying their boots.

 

[JBAR]

I plan upper and lower ball joints, upper control arm bushings(offset), new strot rod and bushings, and an alingment.
strut rud, no no strut rod thats it

 

[RedFish]

A service manual will have proceedures and torque specs you'll need. It wont help with the offset arm bushings positioning but otherwise worth its weight in gold.

 

[rmchrgr]

Now that I have (will have) LCA's with new bushings and pivot arm how do I remove old ones and replace with these? :read2:

You're gonna need to disconnect a bunch of stuff including the torsion bars, strut rods and ball joints. It's not a snap, but can be done without too much trouble. Disconecting the ball joints is a routine service procedure. If you have a sway bar, that will need to come out too.

Get the front-end tool kit from American Muscle it will make life easy.

http://www.justsuspension.com/product/122

Might be cheaper elsewhere, but this will give you the idea.

 

[Evildrken]

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/tipstricks/155_0306_control_arms/index.html


This is a good page on how to rebuild them..

 

[Snake]

That was a great link.