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  • Start date Start date Mar 24, 2012

Falcon79

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  • Mar 24, 2012
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I live in Dallas and I have spent thousands of dollars on mustang parts from Dallas Mustang. It seems that they screw me and my friends at every turn. My most recent incident is when I bought the full delux suspension package from them. I installed it and everything seems ok...not so. It turns out that they gave me two different upper control arms, one for a 68 and one for a 65. Well once I put my 17X8 rims on the mustang the 65 control arm took off the balancing weight and started to rub a groove into my new rim. I remember mentioning the difference in the two control arms to the woman at the counter, she assured me they were the same, only one was a repro and the other OEM. I should have smelled the BS, but I trusted them because they are supposed to know mustangs. Everytime I go in there to ask a question about anything 64-73 mustang related I get...."I don't know, I'm more of a fox body guy". I would try to take the part back, but I know from experience, they will charge you an outrageous fee or flat out refuse.

Some of you might have good stories to tell, but I'm all out of patience for these guys. I'm going to take my business to CJ's, they at least ship me the parts I ordered.
 
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2+2GT

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Something is wrong with your story, because it is totally impossible to install a 65-66 upper control arm in a 67-73 car. The 65-66 mounting bolts are spaced 3 3/4", while the 67-73 are spaced 4 3/4".

As for the technical help, I deal with Glazier/Nolan, when you call them you will be getting info from people in their restoration shop, not counter clerks.
 

Falcon79

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it is totally impossible to install a 65-66 upper control arm in a 67-73 car.
Click to expand...

If that is the case then what do you think actually happened here? I attached photos of my control arms, notice the 3 bolt (1967-1973) control arm and the corresponding item from DM's website. Then below it is the offending 4 bolt control arm with the corresponding link from DM's website that says it belongs to a 65-66. Could someone have installed the wrong bushings on the control arm therefore making the bolts fit, but the actual length of the arm wrong?


http://www.dallasmustang.com/mustan...-1967-1973-UPPER-WITH-3-BOLT-BALL-JOINT/19848


http://www.dallasmustang.com/mustang-parts/product/CONTROL-ARM-ASSEMBLY-1965-1966-UPPER-4-BOLT/7168
 
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