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Replacing front A arms #392005 12/03/01 09:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 661 somewhere over the rainbow... B Bradness OP Member
OP Bradness Member B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 661 somewhere over the rainbow...	Is there anyone who is in need of new A arms? I guess I should say new bushings for A arms. If you've looked into the install on the left side it entails removing the transaxle to access the front bolt(s). I have a better way, but it means replacing the bolts. You'll have to cut the tops off them so they can drop down. Then replace them by pushing them up and installing the nut on top, which is the reverse of the factory mounting arrangement. I've got spare OEM bolts which have been cross drilled for safety wire or cotter pins. This is for safety in case the nut ever comes loose. Wouldn't want to lose a control arm on an on/off ramp at speed! PM me if you're interested. BTW-Ford only sells them in multi quantity packages. Technical Director/Co-Owner Performance Fords-check out our new throttle body service 95 SE with lots of custom 1 off mods. All design, fabrication and installation by owner.

Re: Replacing front A arms #392006 12/04/01 06:00 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste... S Stazi the Aussie Member
Stazi the Aussie Member S Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste...	I was looking at my A-arms yesterday and I think I know why the front bushings come out. If you lok at the rear bushings, they are "captured" better than the fronts as the metal sleeve around the rubber is actually coined over the ends of the rubber whereas the font are just like a straight cut tube, thus allowing the bushing to move either up or down in the sleeve, unrestricted. That is just a poor design! Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com "Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt

Re: Replacing front A arms #392007 12/05/01 02:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 661 somewhere over the rainbow... B Bradness OP Member
OP Bradness Member B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 661 somewhere over the rainbow...	Personally, I feel that the use of rubber, although common in OEM applications, is a big part of the problem here. Rubber degrades with time. Add a little leaking engine oil, steering fluid, etc. into the equation and they fail even quicker. It wouldn't be so bad if Ford would supply replacement bushings, but I guess someone saw an opportunity to make extra $$$ by making us buy an arm complete with a new ball joint and bushings! Technical Director/Co-Owner Performance Fords-check out our new throttle body service 95 SE with lots of custom 1 off mods. All design, fabrication and installation by owner.

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