Quote: For the record, VERY little actually got painted. I have yet to see a factory Duster (any year) with painted upper (or lower) control arms.
The K-member was painted black, the sway bar and forward sway bar clamps were painted black (sway bare links were bare steel) and I've seen survivor power steering cars with a black painted steering boxes AND the pitman arm (as if painted as an assembly). The disc brake dust shields were galvanized steel (no paint). All else was bare cast iron or steel. The lower control arms being dipped in cosmoline, everything else was left to rust.
Scott, Both of my UCA were painted....after light cleaning there are still traces....
