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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 12:03 PM
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Good Morning CF,

Lifted our 1969 this past weekend and found this part laying on the floor of the garage. Cannot tell you if it was on the garage floor before I lifted the car or if it fell off the car while the car was being lifted. Need your help. What is it and where does it belong? I've looked for a matching part on the RH side of the car and no luck finding the match so far. Would make sense that there are two of these, one for each side of the car. Obviously, a damper or rubber cushion of some sort...but for what?

Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.

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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 12:12 PM
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It looks like the bumper that is mounted to the frame that ends up under the upper control arm.



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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 12:12 PM
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Hello KS69Coupe. Looks like it could be a rubber bumper from the A Arms on the front. Should be on both sides of the car.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 04:01 PM
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It looks like it is broken the way it is sitting flat on the floor.
The bottom should have a nipple that fits in the hole in the frame.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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I remember you can not replace this bumper with A-arm attached to the ball joint.
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You guys are just amazing!

I finally located the spot where the A-Arm rubber bumper was located before it fell out of position. Took some doing and was certainly not very easy to see without a mirror. Sure wished I was 40 lbs smaller 40 years younger. Virtually impossible to see the bumper location with the tires off the ground. Makes sense PJO that the a-arms have to be moved to install the replacement bumper.

Anyone happen to have a PN and description for this A-arm front suspension rubber bumper for a 1969, small block L-46. I looked in the front suspension area of the AIM but did not find this part.

Thanks once again for helping me solve this mystery part and its location.
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Original part number 384220 but any corvette vendor has these parts.
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Originally Posted by PJO
Original part number 384220 but any corvette vendor has these parts.

Thank you PJO,

Found them: CC PN 572020 63-82 Front Suspension Bumpers Upper and Lower.
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Originally Posted by KS69Coupe
Thank you PJO,

Found them: CC PN 572020 63-82 Front Suspension Bumpers Upper and Lower.
Mine are missing. Must have fallen off long ago. This thread came at the perfect time. I am putting my front end back together right now. Glad I saw this before I put everything back together. This forum is great!
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