Front Lower Control Arms

[80stech]

If you measure the distance from the center of wheel to the fender opening before you start, you will have reference to tighten the bushings at ride height.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by 80stech

If you measure the distance from the center of wheel to the fender opening before you start, you will have reference to tighten the bushings at ride height.

[carbob]

I have both control arms installed and I’m waiting for a new strap for the right side ride height sensor. Thanks for all the posts that helped, and I understand how placing the ride height bracket correctly on the busing side of the control arm ensures the lever is nearly vertical with the connecting lever nearly horizontal and there is a flat part on the arm for the strap, it’s made to all fit together correctly.

But I made a critical error that I’ve not seen on any of the posts so I thought I’d confess so no one else does this rather stupid thing. My ball joint was challenging to remove even with a ball joint tool, so I tried supporting the rotor with a Jack at various angles to see if it would help- the enemy of the good…. Well when the ball joint finally freed, the abrupt pop caused the rotor to fall off the Jack and the weight of the hub caused the axle to fall out of the transmission a few inches, probably held by other suspension components. After removing all the other connections to the hub and getting the axle back in place, all is well and anxious to see how it works once I get the wheel back on. If I do it again I would probably release the arm from the busing side then remove the ball joint side, I did that on the other side of the truck and the hub never moved a mm.