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Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP!

Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 01:13 AM

I may have put A body Lower Control arms on a B Body?
The sway bar tab is at the Bottom....

I had a bunch of Lower control Arms apart....
73 A Body I guess is a similar Lower Ball Joint to 69 B Body

I used the B-Body Pins to go through the K Frame....
They bolted up but.....
The 69 Sway Bar comes real close to the strut....
Actually hit on the Passenger side?????

Is there a dimensional difference in the 2 arms?
I aligned the car and it drives great!
I just found this

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Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 02:08 AM

Pic

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Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 04:59 AM

All A body LCAs have a flat spot across the bottom like this:

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Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 05:00 AM

The B body has a curved bottom like so:

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Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 05:02 AM

Finally, as odd as it will seem, the A body LCA is longer than this B LCA by 1/2" from the pin to the ball joint mount.

Attached picture B LCA 5.jpg
Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 10:00 AM

Thanks a lot for the pics. Now I see easier ways to identify!

Were any B bodies of the low mount tab sway bar style?
From FSM it appears A bodies were in 1969.
I’ll inspect closer.

I’m thinking it’s late 60’s A body by sway bar tab
Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 11:01 AM

Longer A body installed

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Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 11:02 AM

Comparison
Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 11:06 AM

Shorter B Body arm (lower) with correct “high mount” sway tab removed
Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 12:03 PM

The shock absorber mounting holes are a bit different between the two as well. I'd have to have them side by side to remind me of the difference.
Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 05:46 PM

Abody ones should be stamped VL (for Valiant Lancer)

Bbody one should be stamped P/D or R/W
Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: Lower Control Arm Issue- A Body vs B Body HELP! - 08/30/22 06:19 PM

Here’s the best pics after I went to shop to find some

B body a high sway bar tab has 1” rolled lip extending from shock hole.
A body has more of a gentle 2” flare serenading from shock hole out toward Ball Joint mount

See attached

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