Buy brand new control arms with ball joint and bushes already press fit in for about $170 a pair... Thats what I am doing this weekend and rebuilding the whole lot... If anyone has tried to seperate the the strut from the control arm via the balljoint you will understand where this kid is coming from... Its bloody hard work...

Yeah it's not easy removing them, ends up not being worth it in the end anyway IMO when you can just get another set.

yes i did replace the control arm and i wish i had just done it in the first place, if it dosnt come out with a few wacks, dont bother, just go get a new one! only costs $20-$25 and i dropped my control arm with the strut and installed the new control arm in a period of 10 minutes 10 minutes versus 2 days trying to get the thing off, i know what i would be doin again

Cutting it? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i'm guessing $25 for second hand control arm with ****ty old bushes and ball joint?

nope, the balljoint and bushes where imac.... when you know the guy at the wreckers, you get served well

Quote: Originally Posted by Hingo Buy brand new control arms with ball joint and bushes already press fit in for about $170 a pair... Thats what I am doing this weekend and rebuilding the whole lot... If anyone has tried to seperate the the strut from the control arm via the balljoint you will understand where this kid is coming from... Its bloody hard work... Wheres that from Hingo? Pedders?

I got mine from Fulcrum mate... Not sure who else makes them...

are you a tight ass, why did you bother with second hand crap

Quote: Originally Posted by giantbrandon are you a tight ass, why did you bother with second hand crap Maybe his wallet isn't as big as your mouth

mate i bet when you were 16 years old and was still at skool without a job u had money coming out of ur ass and ears didnt ya

Quote: Originally Posted by [GRK-WPN] mate i bet when you were 16 years old and was still at skool without a job u had money coming out of ur ass and ears didnt ya But the way your doing things, you'll be lucky to even get to the age he is at...

he will learn when he gets older

Come on guys most of us did a few dodgie thing when we were young, its not cause we wanted to its just cause we didn't have a great wad of cash to do it 100% properly. GRK-WPN the problem is with a second hand control arm that its quality is unknown its probably come from the wreckers and god knows what its been through it might look good but it may have been in a big accident or the car may have been owned by some asian person who ran up gutters every day of the week. (we all know they can't drive). And if a ball joint fails your in big trouble so when possible replace the ball joint with a new one. I know what you mean about not being able to afford to do it properly, I did the same things when i was young cut the hell out of springs pulled out bump stops all the good stuff.

the balljoints and bushes in the control arm are in excellent condition, i was sent to the wreckers from a good mate of the guy at the wreckers so he would treat me well ever gotten an imaculate GM original headlight which has no damage and the lens is chrome as **** for $40 bucks? dont think so

Quote: Originally Posted by [GRK-WPN] the balljoints and bushes in the control arm are in excellent condition, i was sent to the wreckers from a good mate of the guy at the wreckers so he would treat me well ever gotten an imaculate GM original headlight which has no damage and the lens is chrome as **** for $40 bucks? dont think so Headlighs are totally different they are not going to kill you if they fail like a ball joint can.. just because a ball joint looks good doesn't mean it is metal can hide ugly stress fractures it can look good and the next thing you know it just snaps in half at 100km an hour and your ****ed. so unless you are able to xray it you have no idea what condition its in... it's like rock climbing gear screw gates, carabiners etc if you drop them you have to throw them away cause they can look good but be hiding a stress fracture and next time your hanging off them they might just pull in half... better to be safe than sorry... Man put in the hard yards in the thinking department now and try to avoid the TOTY award next year

mate i owned my calais turbo when i was 17 so dont give me that crap if you dont have the cash then you shouldnt own a car and anyway if your 16 dont think you really need a car to get to work or anything, im a mechanic and have never trusted a wreckers as there cars can site around for a long time the bushes go hard they seem to be good but there not and they pul apart ive seen it before Quote: Originally Posted by MMMM Maybe his wallet isn't as big as your mouth mate if this fails and he has a crash due to being on L 's and kills your family then your opinon would be different

hey lets not get into crashes n **** like that....

well the car you may have got that from may have been in one and could have been stressed ect

Quote: Originally Posted by giantbrandon mate if this fails and he has a crash due to being on L 's and kills your family then your opinon would be different mate im not saying he is doing the right thing i don't agree with putting second hand parts in a car either unless its someting you can't get new or something thats not going to cause an accident if it fails ie. a door trim. the only parts that go in my car a new. but i don't think you should have called him a "tight ass" the definition of tight ass would be "someone ho has money but doesn't want to spend it" this guy doesn't seem to have the money to do it right so he is doing the best he can. itstead of bagging him maybe we should explain to him the reasons why he shouldn't use second hand part. but at the end of the day most of us did this sort of thing when we were young.