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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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front lower control arm?

so i bent the front upper control arm a while ago when i smashed a curb, im going to a junkyard for a new one tomorrow, just wondering how i go abuot taking out or more along the lines of if i need any special tools like i know GM does sometimes

or can someone give me a web site where i can get one overnighted, im traveling next weekned and need it soon

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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Re: front lower control arm?

YGPM
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:46 AM
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Re: front lower control arm?

What does YGPM mean?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 02:08 AM
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Re: front lower control arm?

Originally Posted by abyliks
so i bent the front upper control arm a while ago when i smashed a curb....
Thirdgens do not have upper front control arms.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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Re: front lower control arm?

Hey, I figured it out the acronym. YGPM = You've got Private Messsage.

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Re: front lower control arm?

As stsated, you don't have an upper control arm. - Only a lower and a strut.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Re: front lower control arm?

my bad, lower, and turns out, i actually tweeked the whole front end so its not square any more
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Re: front lower control arm?

If your taking it out your self a spring compression tool would be very nice cause if you knock out the lower ball joint that spring can go flying and do some serious damage. other wise its pretty easy taking a lower control arm out as long the bolts arent frozen
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