Lower & Upper roller control arm bushings

[jack arnew]

Originally Posted by Run to Rund

I have installed the solid bushings in the lower arms; they have an inner and outer part. Often the holes in the arms aren't in perfect alignment and you have to use a die grinder to open the holes in the arms to get them perfect, using a 1/2" rod through the steel bushings to check. Then you have to weld the outer sleeves to the arms, and re-check. Plan on taking 1-2 days to get it right. Hence Jack Arnew's recommendation to use rubber bushings because they will deflect to compensate for poor alignment of the holes in the factory A arms.

I have seen this method used with very good results,but found it easer to adjust the holes in the cross member and then weld thick washers to support the now realighned bushings. More often than not I would cut the control arm to get the adjustment needed and then alighn the bushing hole before rewelding. This method was adapted to upper and lower arms that were not produced with a cross shaft cross shaft. Alightment was not a problen with or without roller bushings as I had my own jigs for arns not using a shaft