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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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My lower control arm bushings are shot. Could anyone give me advice on the job. Is it a hard job. Can i tackle it myself or should i leave it to the professionals. Someone please help because im thinking about doing it myself. Tell me what u guys think!
Old Jun 3, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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If you have the tools and the experience it ain't too hard to do.It's a matter of taking the arms off and drilling or pressing the old bushings out and pressing the new bushings in.The fronts are more involved than the rears.
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The Job isnt to bad. Just make sure you spray all the blots/nuts with PB Blaster a few hours before ya start. Also make sure you have big enought wrenches to go on the control arms bolt/nuts. Also make sure you have access to a press or a ride to a machine shop near you to press the old out nad new in, and make sure they are open.
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I would just buy new tubular ones, really not that much money, worth the work and easier to do than replacing bushings in stockers.
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