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Apr 10, 2011 | 10:37 PM

biGnasty35

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help with control arms

i am installing a spc camber kit and cannot for the life of me get the conical bushing off the stock control arm to put on the new spc arm. does any one have any tips to getting it off?

Apr 11, 2011 | 01:26 PM

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When I put my SPC front control arms in I had the same problem. My mehcanic couldn't get the bushings off either. We just put brand new ones on mine. They are relatively cheap.

Apr 11, 2011 | 02:57 PM

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that looks like that is what i am going to have to do as well. did you get them from the dealership?

Apr 11, 2011 | 03:26 PM

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i used a ball joint pickle fork. i ended up trashing the oem rubber boots getting the cones off.

Apr 12, 2011 | 02:27 AM

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that looks like that is what i am going to have to do as well. did you get them from the dealership?

Yeah.

Apr 12, 2011 | 06:01 PM

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WTF are "conical bushings"?

Apr 12, 2011 | 10:32 PM

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WTF are "conical bushings"?

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help with control arms

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