ok so the other day i went to put coilovers on my 94 dc
i ran into a problem
the bolts on my rear lower control arms will not budge
i just wanted to know what anyone else has done to get past this problem
so let me hear it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by immrtaltchnq &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok so the other day i went to put coilovers on my 94 dc
i ran into a problem
the bolts on my rear lower control arms will not budge
i just wanted to know what anyone else has done to get past this problem
so let me hear it</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your best bet would be to soak the components in PB-blaster and hit the bolts a torch and switch back & forth (oil, heat, oil, heat, etc...). If you do end up torquing the heads of the bolts, you have to use a sawzall to cut through the bushings on either side of the control arms. Then get new bushings pressed in or replace the entire LCA all together (depending on how many bushings you have to cut). I had one break off where the shock mounted to the LCA. I ended up just replacing both shock & LCA because no shops would help me out...

 

bump bump

 

i ran into the same **** a few months back putting on my h&r springs, the bolts broke off on both sides and i just said expletive it i'll finish it in the spring, well guess what, its spring so now i gotta deal with it this week. damn rust

 

i thought of something that seems like it would work, maybe jsut remove the whole lower control arm instead of disconecting the strut? someone told me they did it before jsut wondering if anyones tried it.

 

Well of course that will work. I though you meant that ALL your LCA bolts were frozen. Keep in mind you might run into the exact same problem on all the other bolts though...

 

yea but the other ones would be easier to replace if broken

 

i thought those were the bolts they welded or what ever
iunno i jus remember someone saying there is a bolt that is welded and you need to heat up the weld to loosen the bolt or just cut it off and get a new one

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jhonny Ricer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought those were the bolts they welded or what ever
iunno i jus remember someone saying there is a bolt that is welded and you need to heat up the weld to loosen the bolt or just cut it off and get a new one</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't know what your talking about. All the bolts in the rear suspension (and entire car) are removable. Only nuts are tack-welded into place on the suspension. The only reason you wouldn't be able to remove a bolt, is because it's rusted solid to the inside of the bushing...

 

well i found a easier free way to do it.
cut the springs and unbolt the top mount bolts of the strut, push the shock shaft down and slip the coilover on over top of it. im doing thsi on saturday ill post pics of the finished product

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by immrtaltchnq &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i found a easier free way to do it.
cut the springs and unbolt the top mount bolts of the strut, push the shock shaft down and slip the coilover on over top of it. im doing thsi on saturday ill post pics of the finished product
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Your gonna hurt yourself. What happens if the cutting wheel gets jammed between the coils when they unload after you cut them. It's gonna explode, thats what.

Just rent a spring compressor for gods sake..