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Replacing front end pitman arm

Old Oct 15, 2023 | 05:30 PM
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Replacing front end pitman arm

The bearing in the pitman arm on my 1980 SA went bad and I’m wondering if instead of replacing just the needed parts if I should do a full redo of the front end. Wandering if anyone has done anything of the sort?
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Old Oct 16, 2023 | 12:41 AM
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Replacing the tie rods and replacing the idler arm bushing is highly recommended. What would make you think otherwise?
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Old Oct 16, 2023 | 07:05 AM
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Wandering if I should put a sway bar in with all new parts or if anything would fit. I know the miata was designed based off the fb rx-7 but I doubt that would Work
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