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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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I have a 97 Lx Coupe. I'm a little confused on what the front passenger side lower control arm should look like. I pulled mine and it's curved on the end that attaches to the frame. I went and pulled one from a junk yard from the same year coupe only to find out that it's completely straight. Why is there a difference?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:14 AM
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Because your control arm is bent.
Or you have the wrong part. Throw up a pic.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Yours is bent. Just replaced the bushings in mine this past weekend!
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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it doesnt look like it's bent from the wreck. It looks like it was made like that. Is there a difference if the donor car had a v6? The motor was pulled and there were no model badages so I couldnt really tell
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by djkurious
Yours is bent. Just replaced the bushings in mine this past weekend!
So mine is sopouse to be straight?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:11 AM
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yes, it's supposed to be straight, yours is bent
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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ok sweet. Thanks guys. You just saved me a ton of money. Any idea what size bolts connect the radius arm to the control arm?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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Damn.

The bolts are M12. Just order them from honda. Hardware store isn't gonna have what you need.

Also, I can assure you that it wasn't made like that, it was bent from the wreck.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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[QUOTE=cityofcaterpillars;45807626]

WOW!
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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cool thanks for the bolt size. Yeah that things bent all crazy. hopefully I don't find anything else messed up because of it. It snapped the one radius rod bolt right in half
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