Upper Control Arm Install

ThreeHonks302 · August 11th, 2008, 11:00 PM

I just put my new lower control arms in today. I still have to do the uppers and it looks like they are not gonna line up very easily to the bracket on the rear axle. It looks like the rear axle shifted to the right. Has anyone had this problem? Any advice for moving the rear axle around?!?

Haggis13 · August 11th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by ThreeHonks302

I just put my new lower control arms in today. I still have to do the uppers and it looks like they are not gonna line up very easily to the bracket on the rear axle. It looks like the rear axle shifted to the right. Has anyone had this problem? Any advice for moving the rear axle around?!?

Another set of hands. I did mine myself, and it required quite a bit of muscle.

ThreeHonks302 · August 11th, 2008, 11:04 PM

It just seems so difficult to move the damn axle... its so heavy. Im glad that I at least got the lowers in

86_Notch · August 11th, 2008, 11:07 PM

don't tighten the lowers till you get the uppers on , leave everything loose till you get both uppers and lowers and shocks all bolted up, then go ahead and tighten everything up. nothing lines up exactly perfect but with a little persuasion you'll get it, i did mine myself also

ThreeHonks302 · August 11th, 2008, 11:10 PM

ok thanks hopefullt I can knock it out tomorrow morning and start putting in the springs/shocks/struts... So much to do still!! lol

86_Notch · August 11th, 2008, 11:16 PM

you put the lowers in without putting the springs on first ?

nolife · August 11th, 2008, 11:18 PM

I don't know if this is a good way or not but I've moved my rear end around with an extremely large bar (like a 6ft gorilla bar or 2x4) against the ground under the axle and wedged up against the rear drum. You lift up on the bar and leverage does the work. Make sure you don't tip the car off the jack stands.

ThreeHonks302 · August 11th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by 86_Notch

you put the lowers in without putting the springs on first ?

No i already put the rear springs in when I did the contolr arms. im not that stupid

I still need to do the front springs and front struts and rear shocks tomorrow

86_Notch · August 11th, 2008, 11:25 PM

oh ok, i was a little baffled but now i got it > : 0 )

ThreeHonks302 · August 11th, 2008, 11:27 PM

it looks like im just gonna have to find a way to muscle them in... How hard is it going to be to change out the front springs?

86_Notch · August 11th, 2008, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by ThreeHonks302

it looks like im just gonna have to find a way to muscle them in... How hard is it going to be to change out the front springs?

want to know how ghetto i was when i did the front springs on a couple of my previous cars ? i rented a spring compressor to compress the springs but the springs wouldn't fit with the compressor compressing the springs so i compressed the springs, put 3 large hose clamps on the springs and tightened em down really tight, put the spring in and cut the clamps off with some cutters. you can do this without a compressor by just alternately tightening down the clamps but this is VERY DANGEROUS and ghetto but sometimes you have to do what ya gotta do to git er done

August 11th, 2008, 11:00 PM	#1
ThreeHonks302 Regular Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 288 iTrader: 0 reviews	Upper Control Arm Install I just put my new lower control arms in today. I still have to do the uppers and it looks like they are not gonna line up very easily to the bracket on the rear axle. It looks like the rear axle shifted to the right. Has anyone had this problem? Any advice for moving the rear axle around?!?

August 11th, 2008, 11:07 PM	#4
86_Notch Hardcore Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 9.98 @ 135 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,421 iTrader: 0 reviews	don't tighten the lowers till you get the uppers on , leave everything loose till you get both uppers and lowers and shocks all bolted up, then go ahead and tighten everything up. nothing lines up exactly perfect but with a little persuasion you'll get it, i did mine myself also __________________ " Spending money I don't have.... on things I don't need .... to impress people I don't know " .

August 11th, 2008, 11:16 PM	#6
86_Notch Hardcore Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 9.98 @ 135 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,421 iTrader: 0 reviews	you put the lowers in without putting the springs on first ? __________________ " Spending money I don't have.... on things I don't need .... to impress people I don't know " .

August 11th, 2008, 11:18 PM	#7
nolife Hardcore Enthusiast 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,878 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	I don't know if this is a good way or not but I've moved my rear end around with an extremely large bar (like a 6ft gorilla bar or 2x4) against the ground under the axle and wedged up against the rear drum. You lift up on the bar and leverage does the work. Make sure you don't tip the car off the jack stands. __________________ Last edited by nolife; August 11th, 2008 at 11:24 PM.

August 11th, 2008, 11:25 PM	#9
86_Notch Hardcore Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 9.98 @ 135 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,421 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh ok, i was a little baffled but now i got it > : 0 ) __________________ " Spending money I don't have.... on things I don't need .... to impress people I don't know " .

August 11th, 2008, 11:04 PM	#3
ThreeHonks302 Regular Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 288 iTrader: 0 reviews	It just seems so difficult to move the damn axle... its so heavy. Im glad that I at least got the lowers in

August 11th, 2008, 11:10 PM	#5
ThreeHonks302 Regular Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 288 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok thanks hopefullt I can knock it out tomorrow morning and start putting in the springs/shocks/struts... So much to do still!! lol

August 11th, 2008, 11:27 PM	#10
ThreeHonks302 Regular Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 288 iTrader: 0 reviews	it looks like im just gonna have to find a way to muscle them in... How hard is it going to be to change out the front springs?

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