Tried replacing original lower control arms on my '06 Dakota w/ 179k miles. Bolts WILL NOT come out! Copious amounts of PB Blaster, Torched forever, swung my 4 lb hammer enough to gain inch to bicep. Am going to sawzall bolts, however finding new ones is difficult. Only ones I see are OEM Mopar @ bargain price of $73/each. Anyone know of a less expensive option? Thanks.

 

So apparently these bolts are on the endangered species list. I discovered that a Dakota and a Mitsubishi Raider are twins. I just ordered the last 4 bolts available in North America for $139.40 from local Mitsubishi dealer. Thanks for the internet!!!

 

was this one of those Florida hurricane vehicles? the ones the sold to rest of the country after the sat up to the windows in water for a month?

 

Nope, truck spent entire life up north. This is fairly common for high mileage vehicles with original control arms. Nbd, nothing the sawzall or cutting disk can't solve! Finding replacement bolts was the challenge. Got 4 from Mitsubishi for just over the price of 1 from Mopar. So, Mopar...SUCK IT! 😁