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Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566755 05/10/06 11:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 291 Greater Toronto Area, Canada B Bradness_dup1 CEG\'er
Bradness_dup1 CEG\'er B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 291 Greater Toronto Area, Canada	Do what I did with the upside down bolts. Cross drill and safety wire them. The nuts will never go nowhere! Redcoat Raceworks. Performance parts and custom fabricating for Contours, Mystiques and Cougars. Specializing in chassis and suspension parts. Custom end links, control arms, strut tower bars, engine torque braces, etc.

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566756 05/11/06 02:04 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport S Steeda. Captain Impound Boy
Steeda. Captain Impound Boy S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport	Bah!!!! Just did 4 LCA'a tonight! Took 3 hours..

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566757 05/11/06 09:28 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 530 Sycamore, IL B BlackBirdRacing Veteran CEG\'er
BlackBirdRacing Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 530 Sycamore, IL	DON'T RE-USE BOLTS? does this apply to the 2 bolt as well as the four bolt... Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho: Can u ask him to measure his shaft and compare it to your shaft?

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566758 05/11/06 09:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport S Steeda. Captain Impound Boy
Steeda. Captain Impound Boy S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport	when you take out the m10 bolts you will see why not to reuse them!

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566759 05/11/06 10:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 530 Sycamore, IL B BlackBirdRacing Veteran CEG\'er
BlackBirdRacing Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 530 Sycamore, IL	WELL CRAP... anybody know the bolt size I should use... I was gonna do this tonight. I'm going to the drag strip sunday. m10 X ????? Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho: Can u ask him to measure his shaft and compare it to your shaft?

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566760 05/11/06 11:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT B BrApple_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT	Originally posted by Decepticon: when you take out the m10 bolts you will see why not to reuse them! if the bolts are degrated in anyway then definately don't reuse them - 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd - 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566761 05/12/06 01:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport S Steeda. Captain Impound Boy
Steeda. Captain Impound Boy S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,281 Skunkworks Autosport	Umm maybe 3inchs roughly?

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566762 05/18/06 05:29 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 137 Monroe, WA B Bugzuki CEG\'er
Bugzuki CEG\'er B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 137 Monroe, WA	First When I replaced my control arms - I just undid the engine and tranny mounts then jacked up the engine. All but one of the bolts came out easily the other took a little prying. I did not have a sawsall handy. The only bolt I put in upside down was the one I had a hard time getting out (the second one back on the driver's side to be exact). On the bolt I put in upside down, I used the stock length and had to grind off the top of the bolt to keep it from hitting the tranny. I have not had any problems. Second You guys must be really over torqueing your bolts to get them to yield like that. It is a good idea to put in new bolts, but if you are taking out bolts that are necked down - they were installed wrong. It is not because the material is faulty. Bolts that are torqued to yield at the factory do not even show the yield when you remove them. They are taken to the point where the yield just starts. If you go any futher then that you loose all the propeties of the bolt. OEMs do not use substandard bolts on critical joints hoping for a lawsuit or recall. 1998 Contour SVT Black w/ Blue interior Torsen LSD updated shiftforks Lightened Flywheel, HD Drivelines Optimized Thottle Body 2003 3.0L engine upgrade (Soon to be)

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566763 05/24/06 02:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,445 Prince Spaghettiville E ElKy Hard-core CEG'er
ElKy Hard-core CEG'er E Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,445 Prince Spaghettiville	the replacement bolts from ford neck down on the shoulder a little bit. NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it? Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?

Re: to change lower control arms .... #1566764 06/01/06 04:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 N no_braks Newbie
no_braks Newbie N Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	So where would one get replacement bolts? Anybody know a part number?

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