I've been lurking for a long time on here and love the wealth of info that is available on the forums!
I've searched and searched but haven't had any luck finding any threads describing the correct process for replacing factory lower front control arms on a 86-93 fox. I have old worn out ball joints and just went ahead and bought stock replacement control arms (with joints & bushings) after reading what a pain it is to remove and replace the ball joints themselves.
I've already done springs and struts on the car so I have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done but wanted to reach out to you guys to see if there's any specific tricks that could make my life easier.
For example, can I leave the strut connected to the spindle, place a jack under the arm, and just unbolt the ball joint, lower the jack, remove the spring and arm, and reinstall? It's not a big deal if I have to remove the strut completely but if I don't have to that would be awesome.
Thanks!
I've searched and searched but haven't had any luck finding any threads describing the correct process for replacing factory lower front control arms on a 86-93 fox. I have old worn out ball joints and just went ahead and bought stock replacement control arms (with joints & bushings) after reading what a pain it is to remove and replace the ball joints themselves.
I've already done springs and struts on the car so I have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done but wanted to reach out to you guys to see if there's any specific tricks that could make my life easier.
For example, can I leave the strut connected to the spindle, place a jack under the arm, and just unbolt the ball joint, lower the jack, remove the spring and arm, and reinstall? It's not a big deal if I have to remove the strut completely but if I don't have to that would be awesome.
Thanks!