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How difficult is replacing all 8 control arms? Similar to suspension?

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Old 09-19-2003, 12:08 PM
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How difficult is replacing all 8 control arms? Similar to suspension?
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Yes and no. Its not all that bad, takes a while, and can be a PITA.
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Default Not too hard and you don't really need any special tools with the exception.....

of a ball joint/tie rod sparator. If you can do suspension I'd see no problem doing the contron arms.
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Default Re: can be a PITA. Exactly, it helps to have worked on the suspension before...

...as you definitely pick up little tricks here and there for reaching bolts and getting leverage in certain places--or, you might already have that "talent." :-) Suspension is just not something I look forward to working on... Good luck

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Default i too am not looking foward to it but i am about to put on 8 new arms and h&r springs..

and some bilstein shock and strut..as soon as the control arms ar in stock at shokan..
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