Need HELP ASAP!!!

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tuknrail@yahoo.com's avatar
Need HELP ASAP!!!
TuKnRaiL's avatar
TuKnRaiL
+1y
I'm right in the middle of putting the front end together to make sure that this truck is going to lay but I think that the lower control arm is binding! I can jack up the control arm and the tire does not even bottom out on the inner fenderwell. Any idea?????????
whynotfab's avatar
whynotfab
+1y
Did you remove the torsions completely?
TuKnRaiL's avatar
TuKnRaiL
+1y
yeah there are gone completely!!i think the bottom arm is hitting on the sides of the cross memeber. I have no idea.
whynotfab's avatar
whynotfab
+1y
Check to see where it could be hitting, and where's Russ-D when you need him LOL
dssur's avatar
dssur
+1y
you need to clearance the lower arm cutout to clear the frame. Dont freak out, its perfectly normal.
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sadisticiron
+1y
did youcut the rear of the lower control arm out so it can slide over the lower mount
TuKnRaiL's avatar
TuKnRaiL
+1y
No i have not messed with the back of the control arm at all. Is this not going to weaken the arm at all??
TuKnRaiL's avatar
TuKnRaiL
+1y
I forgot to mention that i did flip the balljoints, trim the inner part of the upper arm and thats it.
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dssur
+1y
thousands of mazda's have done it. I've seen people reinforce, and I've seen a lot more left alone. The strength in a stamped part is in the bends anyway.

trim it.

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TuKnRaiL
+1y
alright so everything i have done so far is right? thanks RUSS ur the man!!!!!