Getting ready to do my balls, ties bearings Bushes etc.. and i have been looking for assembled upper a arm assemblies for my car because I don't feel like messing with these 40 year old threaded joints.. i can find the 72 and down arms but nonoe for my car... thought about tubular but the prices i am finding is a bit more than i wanted to spend.. any advice?
Upper Control arem assemblies 73 Road Runner
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Just rebuild them
If your threads are shot you can tack new balls in place with 4 eavenly spaced welds
Or you can find B & R body upper contrl arm assemblies 73 - 81 I beleive OR very simmilar and interchangeable F, M or J body upper control arm assemblies... (difference is the bushing sizes meaning different control arm bushing size is smaller and the shaft diameter is smaller as well)
PS maybe i misunderstood but all these still use the threaded upper ball joint, I'm not sure you can get away from that unless you do go aftermarket and maybe not even then unless you special order with pressed in
If your threads are shot you can tack new balls in place with 4 eavenly spaced welds
Or you can find B & R body upper contrl arm assemblies 73 - 81 I beleive OR very simmilar and interchangeable F, M or J body upper control arm assemblies... (difference is the bushing sizes meaning different control arm bushing size is smaller and the shaft diameter is smaller as well)
PS maybe i misunderstood but all these still use the threaded upper ball joint, I'm not sure you can get away from that unless you do go aftermarket and maybe not even then unless you special order with pressed in
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remove the ball joints while the upper control arm is still in the car... I use a 3/4" 800ftlb max 4' bar to make easy work of it lol
To make getting the upper bushings and shaft out, burn the rubber out first. If your going to use poly bushings you leave the shells in the control arm and shaft... The poly bushings make replacing these much easier than going with the rubber and having to press in and out the whole bushings with shells.
To make getting the upper bushings and shaft out, burn the rubber out first. If your going to use poly bushings you leave the shells in the control arm and shaft... The poly bushings make replacing these much easier than going with the rubber and having to press in and out the whole bushings with shells.
idrivemopar
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Also, and speaking from experience, when removing threaded ball joints, it doesn't hurt to heat up the area on the control arm surrounding the ball joint with a torch, you don't need to get it glowing, just warm enough that when you start backing out the ball joint you will not strip the threads, as I did with my lower control arms when I just forced them to unscrew.
Thanks for the advice... I did some of these back in the 80's and the sucked... I can only imagine how much suckage. I am going to experience with this job... Hope fully with your advice it will be ok.. I'll let everyone know..
Jim Bob The Dancing Bear
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Sofa King how about some pics of that Desoto?
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