I noticed that the lower control arms on my 1995 hatch look crooked...they dont look like that on my Si...so what's the deal here?...do I need to replace them or are they supposed to look like that?

Thanks!!!

 

wow..I've never seen that, I'm guessing they are bad or bent on purpose.. might want to get those replaced...

 

they are like that...

 

look for heat marks on the high part of the bump. if you clean the grime off and there are noticible marks from shock or high-friction, they're bent. if not, they're made like that.

 

maybe he car got towed with the hooks put there. i cant remember mine bein bent like that.

 

looking again i dont think they are supposed to be like that. look at the bottom of the shock. it should be parallel with the lower control arm mounting at the frame. then look at the bushing that bolts it to the spindle. my guess is it got hooked up there and towed like that. i have seen that on front control arms.

 

mine are straight(sp?) ahah

 

They should be straight. Being bent like that will cause binding during suspension travel. I would get those replaced and then get an alignment. You could snag a set from a junkyard for less than $50, or go with some aftermarket units like SRR or SSR, can't remember which one.

 

yeah..i dont think that looks right........like what the others have said, i believe it should be straight as well

 

mine is straight. never seen that before, i think there is something wrong with yours.

 

Yeah I didnt think so cuz on my '93 hatch they were straight...I only remember that becuase I had to replace two bushings and they were straight...Thanks for the advice guys!

 

definitely bent. i have the stock lcas from my EH right in front of me and they're straight as an arrow.

 

straight y0

 

Yeah, i don't remember my stock ones being bent at all. Now my GSR LCA's are a different story...