Montzzz Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Good morning y’all and happy Monday. I need to replace my control arms bushings which I can’t find them anywhere. My control arms looked all messed up. I’m looking to see who makes adjustable or if a newer model fits in this trucks. Please school me!! Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 30 minutes ago, Montzzz said: Good morning y’all and happy Monday. I need to replace my control arms bushings which I can’t find them anywhere. My control arms looked all messed up. I’m looking to see who makes adjustable or if a newer model fits in this trucks. Please school me!! Which ones....? The upper outer is available.... The lower inner is also but rarely needs replacing.... and is available..... What do you think is messed up on the control arm? Can you get a picture? 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 #31 and #83 are the only actual bushings..... https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/pickup-1965-1972/axle-suspension/front-suspension#1 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 You can use these numbers to find on ebay or at other parts stores too..... Also carpartsmanual will give you oem part numbers you can cross-reference. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 'messed up' isn't diagnostically relevant. Negative camber can be adjusted by adding shims to the UCL. Positive is very limited by removal of the factory shims and is only there to correct very small factory variances. If you maintain stock ride height you won't need adjustable to correct camber. If raising or lowering ride height it will always cause the steering to toe in on a truck and toe out on a Datsun car. 1 Quote Link to comment
Montzzz Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 On 1/29/2024 at 8:25 AM, Crashtd420 said: Which ones....? The upper outer is available.... The lower inner is also but rarely needs replacing.... and is available..... What do you think is messed up on the control arm? Can you get a picture? You're right, I took it to a shop for an electrical issue and the mechanic left me a voice mail saying my control arms needed replacement but i went to pick up the truck today and he did not say that, he said "all the bushings from the control arms need replacement and that it wouldn't be a bad idea to replace all the suspension components but parts are not available where he gets his parts. Quote Link to comment
Montzzz Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 On 1/29/2024 at 8:45 AM, Crashtd420 said: You can use these numbers to find on ebay or at other parts stores too..... Also carpartsmanual will give you oem part numbers you can cross-reference. Thanx for the info WOW, rock auto is cheap comparing to other stores Quote Link to comment
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