front end control arms sway bar etc... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chad29 · 10-03-2008, 01:27 PM

Hello all, I have a 77 gmc 1/2 ton 2wd that I have pulled the front end complely apart to paint frame and at the stage to put back together almost. Should I just buy all the bushings and and rubber bumpers to put back in the stock control arms and also the sway bar bushings. Also can't find the rubber bushings that go in the front steering control arms. Any help would be great. thanks...

Tony@AirRideTech · 10-03-2008, 01:31 PM

If you have it all apart right now you should replace everything. The front bushings and cross shafts can be purchased from just about anywhere cross shaft and all.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-03-2008, 02:26 PM

any auto parts store should have em in stock.. and the easiest way i found to do em is to stick em in the freezer overnight and heat the control arm a tad just prior to installing them they go in alot easier

Fer79 · 10-03-2008, 03:09 PM

I found the parts in summit, lmc truck and advance, check out my resto, I did that job----->>>

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=301785

Pyrotechnic · 10-03-2008, 03:19 PM

I recommend Polygraphite or Polyurethane bushings as there are going to last longer.

Also, make sure to replace the ball joints while you have it apart.

10-03-2008, 01:27 PM	#1
chad29 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nashville NC Posts: 19	front end control arms sway bar etc... Hello all, I have a 77 gmc 1/2 ton 2wd that I have pulled the front end complely apart to paint frame and at the stage to put back together almost. Should I just buy all the bushings and and rubber bumpers to put back in the stock control arms and also the sway bar bushings. Also can't find the rubber bushings that go in the front steering control arms. Any help would be great. thanks...

10-03-2008, 01:31 PM	#2
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: fornt end control arms sway bar etc... If you have it all apart right now you should replace everything. The front bushings and cross shafts can be purchased from just about anywhere cross shaft and all.

10-03-2008, 02:26 PM	#3
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,287	Re: fornt end control arms sway bar etc... any auto parts store should have em in stock.. and the easiest way i found to do em is to stick em in the freezer overnight and heat the control arm a tad just prior to installing them they go in alot easier __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-03-2008, 03:09 PM	#4
Fer79 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: pIEDRAS NEGRAS, COAHUILA, MEXICO Posts: 242	Re: fornt end control arms sway bar etc... I found the parts in summit, lmc truck and advance, check out my resto, I did that job----->>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=301785 __________________ https://www.facebook.com/fernandopiro.guillen/ https://www.facebook.com/destroyerhammer79/ Last edited by Fer79; 10-03-2008 at 03:10 PM.

10-03-2008, 03:19 PM	#5
Pyrotechnic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,930	Re: fornt end control arms sway bar etc... I recommend Polygraphite or Polyurethane bushings as there are going to last longer. Also, make sure to replace the ball joints while you have it apart. __________________ 1977 GMC Sierra Grande



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