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Old 10-06-2012, 08:28 PM
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So heres the deal, i was in the process of rebuilding the front end of my 93 trans am. i bought all the parts and tore into the project, BUT WHEN I GOT TO REPLACING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, THE ONES I BOUGHT (K6490) DONT FIT. what should i do!! has anyone else had this problem? What part do i need?
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measure the OD of the bushing and the ID of the control arm.you mite need a press to install them.
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the bushing is actually to small for the hole, the bushing that goes horizontal is fine, but the vertical one looks to be about 1/4 inch to small

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