Advice on Lower Control Arm damage & repair

[tom4bren]

I'll stand by my original assertion Tom, that bracket is indeed cast and welding can be problematic to all but the most adept at it...and straightening cast is not an option, once bent, it is prone to failure regardless of being straightened or not. Can-o-worms now open...

OK. I didn't look to make sure (was just going by the pics). Good to know that somebody around here is more than ready to stand up & correct me on the rare occasions when I'm wrong.

[VX KAT]

Picked up a real nice LCA today at LKQ salvage.

This was just too easy, you go to a clean building, enter an area with a counter.
Employees come to you and go gets part you want from their inventory, takes about 3 minutes…you're in/out.

They don't even have a yard where you can go pull or anything. It's all warehoused and inventoried already.

AND they were cheaper than any other that came up on search using car-part and mypartshop. $35!

Most wanted $50, one even wanted $100.

It was so good, I bought the Passenger side too just in case.

[nfpgasmask]

just in case.

That will get expensive if you get carried away. Ask me how I know.

Bart

[VX KAT]

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• Lower control arms seem to be in very good condition.
• Lower ball joints still attached, both boots ripped.
• *** ANYBODY WANT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS - FROM A '97 RODEO W/131K MILES - FREE/COVER SHIPPING ***

DRIVER SIDE - TOP - BEFORE



DRIVER SIDE - TOP - AFTER







DRIVER SIDE - BOTTOM - BEFORE




DRIVER SIDE - BOTTOM - AFTER




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PASSENGER SIDE - TOP & BOTTOM - (NOT DONE YET)






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