Lateral Link???
02-05-11, 08:03 PM
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Lateral Link???
So I was swapping the diff in my vert the other day, and ohnoz! I found this! Looks like the control arm (not 100% it's the control arm) is bent, because it's not spaced to the rear subfrace on the right as it is on the left. I think It's a ton of stuff really but this guy, from what I see in AllData is the "Lateral Link" looks really bad. So...
Where do I find these?
Should/can I upgrade them?
Where do I find these?
Should/can I upgrade them?
02-05-11, 08:49 PM
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I spun out on a mountain run and hit a curb pretty hard, anyways i bent the exact same piece and it made my car track really bad. Anyways I just got a replacement from a local junk yard if you can't find one, the junk yard out here has them for 20-30 bucks ill pull it and send it your way.
02-06-11, 11:27 AM
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Classic! I spun out in mine and hit a curb just as Wildchild described. Mine wasn't bent that bad though, just a small kink. It will definitely change handling and chew up the tire if you leave it that way.
02-07-11, 01:03 AM
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Some bitch ran me off the interstate in an explorer and mine looked about like yours, car crabed pretty bad. When I looked for a replacement no one had one so I took it out and beat it straight (close enough anyway) w/ a 2lb hammer. It was much improved, but ended up swapping the whole subframe a few months later just to be sure.
Some bitch ran me off the interstate in an explorer and mine looked about like yours, car crabed pretty bad. When I looked for a replacement no one had one so I took it out and beat it straight (close enough anyway) w/ a 2lb hammer. It was much improved, but ended up swapping the whole subframe a few months later just to be sure.
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Yeah it's bad. Actually that tire sits pretty good, its my LR tire that is way off haha. I keep eating tires from wear so until I figure this out I'm not buying new. I found one on ebay for cheap-ish.
So rear subframe huh? That sucks. I need to get new bushings and stuff so I'll get the ES master kit someday and just get all new parts.
So rear subframe huh? That sucks. I need to get new bushings and stuff so I'll get the ES master kit someday and just get all new parts.
02-15-11, 10:57 AM
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JK just need 1. My swing arm (or control arm??) looks like it's okay. But we will see how things line up after I get a new lateral link. I don't need a master kit because the only things I need are the control arm bushings. They don't include differential and subframe bushings so epic fail there... ugh lol.
02-16-11, 02:11 PM
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Correct. Those vibrations that would normally be absorbed by rubber mounts and bushings will be transfered into the chassis if those mounts/bushings are replaced with firmer or solid material. Whether you can tolerate that or not depends on you and your car's purpose.
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