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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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Ok so i bought my truck about 2 years ago used and it had been hit in the right front at some point. It looks like the front control arms got bent and were straightened so i wanna replace them plus who ever did the brakes on the truck before i got it stripped the caliper bolt hole so now i gotta change the whole left front knuckle (yeah i tried using heli coils to fix didnt work) and my stabaliser end finally went bad from age 97,000 miles so i have to do that just wondering how much of a bitch it is to do the upper and lower controll arms stabaliser looks like cake and steering knuckle isnt bad ither just time consuming any thoughts would be appreciated also anything else i should check or replace
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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I'm assuming this is a 2WD...... If it is 4WD, several of usmight have the stock front arms lying around....
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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no this is a 1998 1500 5.9 4 wheel drive
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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The lower arm has an excentric around the bolt. Use a marker, scratchal/scribe, nail or whatever to make a markacross it before removing. When putting back together it will put alignment back in line with where it was. When removing one of my axle end bolts, it wouldn't come out so I cut it and replaced it with another. Other than that it is straight forward. Unbolt and bolt back up. Use jackstands and a good floor jack.

If you need another factory arm or arms, let us know and whoever is close for shipping could send one, or hit a scrap yard......
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Yep, I've got stockies if you want 'em. Hit me up if you decide.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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yeah guys that would be great let me no what u want for them anyone have a left fronnt steering knuckle cant find one anywhere
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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What state or area are you in. Ifeveryone would put the state, region or just BFE, Utah, something in their sig. it would be usefull.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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yeah im in long island new york
 
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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Which arms are you needing? Upper, lower, drivers or pass.side.
I have the stock arms, but thats about all. The rest is either re-used, waiting to see if I need it, or was cut off with the plasma cutter. No going back to stock now....
 
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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yeah i need all of them u think its better to go with aftermarket then i dont have to replace the bushings and there probly stronger idk give me some ideas
 
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