blkcld13

hi there. i'm new to this posting thing so please be patient. i'm about to install some lakewood upper and lower controll arms on my '94 gt. is there any special tips anyone would recommend or is it pretty straight forward. thanks

mdvaldosta

just in case have a ratcheting tie down handy to get the rear end moved around to align the bolt holes, or a friend that can kick on the rear for a while till it lines up

blkcld13

thanks for the info.should have thought of that.

roundman

jack the car up and put the body on jackstands at the subframes where the rear end can hang loose. then you can use a floor jack under the control arm and remove the rear control arm bolt and the lower shock mounting bolt and ease it down to let the spring down without needing a spring compressor. once the spring is loose, remove it and then get the front lower control arm bolt out and change the arm putting front bolt in first, then spring, then jack up arm until bolt hole lines back up and insert bolt and reinstall shock bolt. do same on other side and after lowers are on, support center of rear with jack and change out upper arms one side at a time.

blkcld13

how long do you figure it should take without any problems? i've got a few hours to kill. crap, i forgot it's almost 1 a.m. they don't like it when i start it up. she's kinda a little loud

Quik

as long as bolts dont fight you maybe like 2 hours. i forget how long mine took to do biggest pain in *** was using a rachet strap to bring the rear back into place