need advice on rear control arm asap

[jmuddiman]

Im in the garage and I cannot seem to pull the bolt out of the lower control arm.. It spins free with a rachet. Any thoughts? Thanks

[Stangman]

Which end? Front or rear? Id hack both ends with a sawzall and just order the control arm bolt kit from Jegs

[jmuddiman]

Rear. I cannot post a pic on stangbangerz mobile

[Stangman]

Neither can I. But since its the back end of the control arm, id just hack em off. They get reeeally rusty inside the bushing sleeve, and its probably stripped or broken.

[draggin50]

Yeah they tend to seize up inside the bushing making it a pain in the ass to remove them. They will turn fine but the bolt and bushing together is just turning inside the rubber part. Best bet is to cut it out.

[jmuddiman]

Seized. I got them out. Jegs has the bolts. Do I need the sleeve that the bolt was in?

[mustangjon]

Sleeve is part of the bushing i believe

[Stangman]

Yep. New arms will have new sleeves inside the bushings

[Jake]

just did this yesterday. I just hammered them out. I assumed they were so difficult because of the pressure being put on them by the spring.

[jmuddiman]

Ok Thank you for the prompt response to my post! I managed to cut it out and save the bushing. I had 12/110mm bolts in my garage and got it all reinstalled. The springs I bought only lowered it 1".. :( I was looking for a lower stance. on the market again lol.