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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: TurboMonte on January 20 2013, 08:56:09 PM

Title: Upper or Lower Rear Control Arms
Post by: TurboMonte on January 20 2013, 08:56:09 PM

4-5 yrs ago I bo't what I thought was a pr of boxed stock lower control arms...I since sold my GN w/o installing same.  I was recently told, however that they were not LCAs but Upper CAs...Could someone please give me the dimension (length eye-to-eye) of LCAs so I can determine what I really have.  As they're now buried in my stg shed, I can't provide a quick measurement of same...
 
I would now like to sell them--but don't want to advertise inappropriatel y...Thx

Title: Re: Upper or Lower Rear Control Arms
Post by: PacecarTA on January 20 2013, 09:04:28 PM

lowers have two bushings per arm  are 19.25"  center of bushing to center of bushing   

uppers are much shorter and only have one bushing, the other end is wider and goes over the  bushing that is installed in the axle ear

Title: Re: Upper or Lower Rear Control Arms
Post by: TurboMonte on January 20 2013, 10:07:28 PM

Paul, thx for prompt reply...glad to see you over here & still NJ "MagnaMan"...I'll try to dig-out CAs in next several days & measure/ck-out eyes/take pix for ID...

Title: Re: Upper or Lower Rear Control Arms
Post by: TurboMonte on January 22 2013, 05:38:12 PM

Oops, gotta trek to FL tomorrow for abt a wk--shed search for CAs will have to wait.

Title: Re: Upper or Lower Rear Control Arms
Post by: TurboMonte on February 01 2013, 12:40:13 PM

OK, based on length (11" eye-2-eye) etc., these are definitely UCA's instead of LCA's. I'll now advertise as such--ANY INTEREST IN PURCHASE out there??. I'll list them appropriately in "stuff for sale".
Thx for ID help  :cheers:   ,,, pix attached for reference.