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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Suspension => Topic started by: preaction on January 04, 2016, 04:14:13 PM

Title: Ford replacement lower control arms
Post by: preaction on January 04, 2016, 04:14:13 PM

Would ford service replacement lower control arms have ball joints with grease fittings on them.  Would the ball joints and mounting rivits be different that an original ?

Title: Re: Ford replacement lower control arms
Post by: CharlesTurner on January 04, 2016, 04:33:49 PM

Quote from: preaction on January 04, 2016, 04:14:13 PM

Would ford service replacement lower control arms have ball joints with grease fittings on them.  Would the ball joints and mounting rivits be different that an original ?

Originals have grease fittings on LCA's, but there is a plug in the hole instead of an actual grease fitting.  The Ford ones should also have this.

There are several subtle differences in the LCA's when comparing Ford service replacements and originals.  Some info here:

http://65kresto.blogspot.com/2009/06/53109.html
http://65kresto.blogspot.com/2010/05/5310.html