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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Exclamation I need help ASAP PLEASE!(control arm)

Wuddup, my names mike, im new here. i got 89 GTU n/a. I twisted my control arm in the front left, and broke a peice along with it. Here is a pic, if anyone knows where i can find new or used(good condition) peices to replace these, or how much they would probably go for, please post, or email me at daultamatex@smartapplerocks.com. I really appreciate your time reading this.
~ Mike.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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wow, nice. Junkyard my friend, thats the cheapest. You can get upgraded replacements from Racing beat or mazdatrix. But in any case, you should replace the tie rod, control arm, sway bar, sway bar end link, and possibly the strut/pillow mount, then take it to an alignment shop.

Good luck! a friend of mine just got done doing this, it's not hard, just a little time consuming.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Ouch!
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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DId you bend the actual control arm or just the swaybar endlink????

I have some extra ones because I converted to s4 control arms.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Heh, when I did that, I killed the whole wheel hub too.
Not to mention the wheel itself... I had to replace basically everything on the drivers side to get it rolling again.
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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The control arm looks fine to me. You might want to look into a new endlink, though.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 12:47 AM
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Yes, your control arm is fine but your sway bar end link is most definitely broken in half. Thats sweat off your brow. im replacing my control arm on my FD and its a bitch and a half. My ball joint wont pop loose.
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