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Originally posted by CSVT1214:
If I were you, I would do the rear also, but the front is a PITA. Have to drop the subframe.
Not if you have a 13mm gear wrench. 
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Just a little plug for rawburt here, the thing that helped my rear end squeeks and clunks the most was a rear strut tower bar. For some squeeks and such even new bushings with a helping of greese and endlinks didnt fully get rid of the clunks and stuff back there until I installed the bar. They are ALL gone now, and the car feels TERRIFIC
Originally posted by T-o double dizzo:
Originally posted by CSVT1214:
If I were you, I would do the rear also, but the front is a PITA. Have to drop the subframe.
Not if you have a 13mm gear wrench.
When I did my fronts it was just a matter of an open end wrench and patience but the problem I found was that it was impossible to remove the bolt as it backed out because the subframe was in the way and prevented it from unthreading all the way.
Of course, that was a long time ago and I was at the height of my noobness so maybe there was another way of doing it...
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Fordpartsonline.com shows LCA's for $52.46. The thing I want to know is, how can you tell if it's the 2 bolt or 4 bolt LCA's? It just says they are for 98-00 Contours.
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If they are that cheap they are 2 bolt. Trust me. 4 bolt are $100 a piece.
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Can somebody post pics of 4-bolt v. 2-bolt? I'm not really sure what to count as a "bolt" when I'm looking at mine...
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Originally posted by Todd aRRRRRRRRR.:
If they are that cheap they are 2 bolt. Trust me. 4 bolt are $100 a piece.
Awesome! Glad I have a 2000! 2 bolts are my friend 
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Originally posted by Tisby:
Can somebody post pics of 4-bolt v. 2-bolt? I'm not really sure what to count as a "bolt" when I'm looking at mine...
Early 98's are the only ones that need to check.
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Originally posted by Tisby:
Can somebody post pics of 4-bolt v. 2-bolt? I'm not really sure what to count as a "bolt" when I'm looking at mine...
I dont have any pics, but when you are looking at the A arm in the front, the 2 bolt will have one bolt on each side holding the A arm to the subframe. It goes through the middle of a rubber bushing. The 4 bolt will have two bolts on each mounting point, with a pin/hinge going between them.
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Originally posted by Tisby:
Can somebody post pics of 4-bolt v. 2-bolt? I'm not really sure what to count as a "bolt" when I'm looking at mine...
3 - Bolt LCA
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3 bolt huh? 
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