Lower Control Arm Bushings
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From: Canada
So Dodge was trying to sell you mevotechs? that's crappy. I didn't check to see where they are made, but their offices are in Montreal, Canada so we can blame Dakkkota.
I came across a Mazda forum where people were complaining of issues with Mevotech ball joints for their Mazda's so it's not just the Mevotech Dodge stuff. Someone on that particular forum mentioned that Mevotech did a redesign to solve whatever problems they were having with the Mazda parts.
According to that post the ball joints with blue boots were junk and the redesigned ones had black boots and were ok. That could very well be the same with the Mevotech Dodge stuff, but I don't have the desire to find out the hard way. As it is, I bought Mevotech upper control arms before I read of any complaints so I'm already a bit nervous about the reassembly.
At least all the other parts I bought should be solid.
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Mine both had those garbage blue boots on them, they have already disintegrated. Autopartswarehouse wants to send me a whole new arm and send back the old one. BS I say. I won't tear it apart, pay for a new alignment only to have that garbage fall apart on me again. I spoke to mevotech and they don't deal with endusers. I'm just going to wait til after my swap and get some Moogs, I have since sworn off both autopartswarehouse and mevotech.
To Jeremy,
If you leave the lower bushings where they are, you can actually get the strut bushing. It's the same part as the Ram 1500 apparently. All this came to light in the last week.
To Jeremy,
If you leave the lower bushings where they are, you can actually get the strut bushing. It's the same part as the Ram 1500 apparently. All this came to light in the last week.
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That must be why mine slid loose. My outer nut (chuckle) is a 1 piece, part of which isn't theaded. It sits over the shaft of the cam bolt. Its a good 1 3/8" long.
When the dealer ordered me some new nuts, what I got wasn't the same that was on my truck, and looked like a normal nut, without the extra length that slides over the cambolt.
When the dealer ordered me some new nuts, what I got wasn't the same that was on my truck, and looked like a normal nut, without the extra length that slides over the cambolt.
I plan to use those dealer supplied nuts as jamb nuts - just to provide some extra insurance that the alignment settings won't move.
Mine both had those garbage blue boots on them, they have already disintegrated. Autopartswarehouse wants to send me a whole new arm and send back the old one. BS I say. I won't tear it apart, pay for a new alignment only to have that garbage fall apart on me again. I spoke to mevotech and they don't deal with endusers. I'm just going to wait til after my swap and get some Moogs, I have since sworn off both autopartswarehouse and mevotech.
To Jeremy,
If you leave the lower bushings where they are, you can actually get the strut bushing. It's the same part as the Ram 1500 apparently. All this came to light in the last week.
To Jeremy,
If you leave the lower bushings where they are, you can actually get the strut bushing. It's the same part as the Ram 1500 apparently. All this came to light in the last week.
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Unfortunately, I have to say the dealer is the best place. Or you can order from one of those oem parts internet stores.
If you PM DodgeCares with your vin he can get you the part number.
If you PM DodgeCares with your vin he can get you the part number.
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You can also find it at parts.com
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How did this come to light and what's the part number? It isn't listed in the Dakota's part list. Is it the 2011? The Dorman control arms at Rockauto supposedely fit the Dakota, Raider and 2011 Ram.
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Cammed bolts LCA to frame 0650848AA
washer LCA to frame 06508318AA
Nut LCA to frame06508320AA
Strut to LCA bolt 06508351AA
nut LCA to shock 06102252AA
