So, I'm in the process of installing a set of 3" drop spindles and I'm running into an issue that I need some suggestions on, guys. I removed the caliper, rotor, all the nuts and cotter pins and I'm at the point where I put the floor jack under the lower control arm to lower it....BUT IT'S FREAKIN STUCK!!! I went and bought a pickle fork and beat the hell out of it and STILL nothing. I used a crowbar and jumped on it, pounded it on all sides with a 4lb mallet, and even tried to put the jack under the factor spindle to jack that up while pushing down on the lower control arm (dangerous, I know, but I ran out of options) and no still dice. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
The good thing is that after taking it all apart I realized I needed to change out all the busings and ball joints. So, I just ordered a complete front end kit from Performance Online (it's like $80 cheaper on ebay, by they way, from the same company). I also realized how 30 yrs of dirt, grime, and grease have caked up, so I took a drill and wire brush adapter to it and it's looking much better. I'll post some pics up in a bit.
Anyway, I'm out of ideas on how to get the lower control arm to finally let go...maybe it just knows it will never see that spindle again and has a separation disorder or something...
03-28-2010, 09:46 PM
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