Lower Control arm bushings HELP..!!!
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From: Cambridge
Car: 1985 Trans Am
Transmission: 5 Speed
Lower Control arm bushings HELP..!!!
ok replaced my lower control arm bushings, and now the car's front end is sitting to high, so i loosen the bolts up put a jack under it and jacked it up , tighten the bolts, damn things is still too high.....any ideas..?
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From: North East GA
Car: 1989 Firebird
Engine: 5.7 LS1
Transmission: T56
the only thing I can think of is that the springs are in wrong. The are indexed the top and bottom carrier has a specific shape, the end of the coil needs to be in the indention.
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
Do a search on "indexing springs" and you'll get all you need to know.
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