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Old 10-04-2010, 09:41 PM   #1
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07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

Anyone know the compatability of the newer GM trucks and lower control arms?

I have a 07 Avalanche with bad lower ball joints, which requires a complete new lower control arm to get the new ball joint

Do the 08 and up chevy 4x4's has cast or aluminum lower A Arms?

I was wondering if i could swap them out for a set of cast iron Lower arms, or some sort of lower control arm with a replacable ball joint. maybe aftermarket???

the Avalanche has struts and coil springs.

thanks if you have done this before
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Old 10-04-2010, 11:06 PM   #2
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Re: 07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

Do your originals have grease fittings? Usually the Moog replacements will have a grease fitting which will greatly extend the life. I was looking at Oreilly's site and they list an aluminum and a steel lower arm.
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Re: 07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

no grease zerk,

ill check out the Orelliy site
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Re: 07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

well Orelliy offers ball joints for both iron and steel arms, they list an arm but cant get the arm from a store. WTF
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Old 10-08-2010, 11:26 PM   #5
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Re: 07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

I cant believe nobody has been through this before.

Im gonna remove the alum arm and see whats the difference from that to steel
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Old 10-12-2010, 12:53 AM   #6
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Re: 07 Avalanche, Aluminum Lower A Control arms to Steel arms?

for anyones info, the steel arms are cheaper than the aluminum arms and they are direct fit into anything with an aluminum arm
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