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lower control arms #1359418 12/26/12 05:17 PM 12/26/12 05:17 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust S SG duster OP mopar
SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	Is there a difference in length between an A body and B body bottom arm?

Re: lower control arms [Re: SG duster] #1359419 12/26/12 06:53 PM 12/26/12 06:53 PM
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AtomicDog super stock A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 859 VA	B and E arms are the same, but A is different.

Re: lower control arms [Re: AtomicDog] #1359420 12/26/12 06:57 PM 12/26/12 06:57 PM
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hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	Quote: B and E arms are the same, but A is different. Correct. A's are a bit "longer" in overall length, than B & E's. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359421 12/26/12 06:59 PM 12/26/12 06:59 PM
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moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	Quote: Quote: B and E arms are the same, but A is different. Correct. A's are a bit "longer" in overall length, than B & E's. But use a shorter pivot shaft. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: lower control arms [Re: moparmarks] #1359422 12/26/12 07:10 PM 12/26/12 07:10 PM
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SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	A bodys are longer? by how much? the reson Im asking is I have a 68 B body Im replacing a front end in and I have a set of A body arms on the shelf already rebuilt, I was planning to install them rather than rebuild the B body arms, but the car is not here its a few miles away

Re: lower control arms [Re: SG duster] #1359423 12/26/12 07:13 PM 12/26/12 07:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa... hemi71x master
hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	Quote: A bodys are longer? by how much? I never had to actually measure them, between A body, and B & E body, but they are longer. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359424 12/26/12 07:21 PM 12/26/12 07:21 PM
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SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	Hmm well thats so not going to work then, I hope the bush is the same size, I have those on the shelf

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359425 12/26/12 07:23 PM 12/26/12 07:23 PM
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hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	I see your down under in Australia. Your going to have to rebuild your B body LCA's. No way getting around it. Bushings are the same. Last edited by hemi71x; 12/26/12 07:24 PM. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359426 12/26/12 07:31 PM 12/26/12 07:31 PM
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moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	LCA bushings are the same. Here is a pis. Upper one is an A and lower is a B/E. A is 1/2" longer and the shaft is a 1/2" shorter. 7519535-DCP_0060.JPG (41 downloads) 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359427 12/26/12 07:32 PM 12/26/12 07:32 PM
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SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	yes, way down in Aust and inland too, at least I dont have to source bushes at this time of the year, Iv done quite a few aussie Val front ends before so its not a biggie for me just that Im here and the car is there with a few miles between, I was hoping for a dismantle reassemble in an afternoon. might have to transport the car home instead

Re: lower control arms [Re: moparmarks] #1359428 12/26/12 07:35 PM 12/26/12 07:35 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust S SG duster OP mopar
SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	Quote: LCA bushings are the same. Here is a pis. Upper one is an A and lower is a B/E. A is 1/2" longer and the shaft is a 1/2" shorter. 1/2" who would have thought huh!, the A pivot even looks thinner too

Re: lower control arms [Re: moparmarks] #1359429 12/26/12 07:36 PM 12/26/12 07:36 PM
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hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	moparmarks Thank's for the picture. I will be saving it in my photo files in the computer, for future reference. Jim V. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: lower control arms [Re: hemi71x] #1359430 12/26/12 07:51 PM 12/26/12 07:51 PM
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moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	No worries. Thats why I post them. So people can save and use them later. I love interchange and cross referance. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: lower control arms [Re: moparmarks] #1359431 12/26/12 08:03 PM 12/26/12 08:03 PM
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SG duster OP mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	Thanks for sharing, save me a bunch of hassle,

Re: lower control arms [Re: SG duster] #1359432 12/26/12 08:08 PM 12/26/12 08:08 PM
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hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	Stay out of the way of kangaroo's on the highway, when you get it done. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: lower control arms [Re: SG duster] #1359433 12/27/12 05:09 PM 12/27/12 05:09 PM
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TC@HP2 master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,388 Pikes Peak Country	Quote: 1/2" who would have thought huh!, the A pivot even looks thinner too Old time oval trackers knew about this about 4 decades ago as a stealth way to alter caster/camber figures.

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