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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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Lower control arm lengths

Do SA's have shorter lower control arms than FB's?

I put an '82 Lower control arm on my '85 and now I have positive camber up front! I've tried turning the upper strut cap around different directions but it doesn't seem to change the camber issue.

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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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All years are the same lenght.

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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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Hmm, I called a shop in Toronto and they told me SA's are shorter than FB's...?

I wonder why I have positive camber, I've spun the top around in all different positions.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Spinning the top only changes it about 1/2 a degree, sounds like the new control arm is bent, or the strut tube is bent where it goes into the knuckle.
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Have you tried measuring both control arms?
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by coldy13
Spinning the top only changes it about 1/2 a degree, sounds like the new control arm is bent, or the strut tube is bent where it goes into the knuckle.
that would be my guess.
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