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What I mean by that is that the lca will move
backwards when I sweep it up and down. When I bolt
the arm in place without strut bushings, the
flange of the strut rod is even with the hole
in the frame. I'm sure over the years something
was knocked around but I dont see and damage that
has caused it to change, but the rod is now about
1/4-1/2" too long and pushed the arm out of place
rearward. My easiest fix thought was to just use
an adjustable strut rod and that should keep the
front end alignment in place correct/



Is the pinion bolt torqued to 145Lbs? There shouldn't be any lateral movement from the lower control arm. If its torqued then I would be looking real close at the Control Arm bushing or the K-Frame mounting holes....



They are poly bushings so they float on the kingpin which is torqued down to 145. I did
take a close look at everything and cannot find
any structural bends or damage. Poly strut
bushings are always thicker than the rubber but
I did trim them down. The issue is still something
either from day one at the factory or over the
last 40 years has made it so the strut rod is
"long" and tips the lca out of position. The
rubber bushings I removed were way worn to one
side which coincides with what I am finding upon
reassembly with the poly, and subsequent kicking
back due to the strut rod length.

I was thinking an adjustable strut rod would fix
this. I see FFI has some and use them for a similar purpose.

Hodgekiss has some but way pricey and ESPO also.
I see some also adjust angle with a ball type end
that might be nice as I think mopar strut rods
had some inherent binding issues.