measurement needed please
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Le Mans Master
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measurement needed please
Last night I got my spare rear control arms cleaned up and installed the poly bushings. Did a quick check fit with my new DRM brackets and I find that the brackets are too narrow by about 1/8" for the rods to fit inside.
I don't know if the poly bushings are too wide or the brackets are too narrow, so if someone has a stock set of brackets on the shelf and can measure them for me, I can sort this out and would be very appreciative!
This is the bracket that bolts to the frame and the 4 dog bones (2 each side) attach to.
I don't know if the poly bushings are too wide or the brackets are too narrow, so if someone has a stock set of brackets on the shelf and can measure them for me, I can sort this out and would be very appreciative!
This is the bracket that bolts to the frame and the 4 dog bones (2 each side) attach to.
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Le Mans Master
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Thank you sir! Mine are 1.670 inside to inside but the bushings are 1.745 outside to outside - .075 bigger. This is what drives me nuts about aftermarket parts.
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3/8-16 long nuts are everywhere. In the home store chains they're likely called coupling nuts.
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Le Mans Master
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That was my plan originally. Then when I looked at them carefully I saw the problem - the U was over-pressed so that the uprights of it were over-center. I was able to use my bench vise to gently bend them back to the right shape. Everything else went together fine.
