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Old 10-02-2011, 02:54 PM
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Default Lower Control Arms - Is This Normal Looking?

While waiting for my new track bar to arrive, I thought I'd post this pic and get the general consensus, since I don't know how it should REALLY look. This is a shot of one of my lower control arms. To me, it doesn't look good...like it has a lot of open space for play, but perhaps it's normal? Thanks for the input.

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While waiting for my new track bar to arrive, I thought I'd post this pic and get the general consensus, since I don't know how it should REALLY look. This is a shot of one of my lower control arms. To me, it doesn't look good...like it has a lot of open space for play, but perhaps it's normal? Thanks for the input.

maybe the bolt is bent? or just not tight enough.
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are you talking about where the mount on the axle is and the space between that and the sleeve for the bushing? if so then yes that is how they look.
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also that should be the upper control arm not the lower.
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Ahhh...okay. So, just to be clear, there is nothing wrong with this picture? Nothing has to be tightened down or replaced? All of them should look like this? Thanks for your help. I had nothing else to compare it to.
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