rear control arm help.

[juggernaut]

has anyone replaced the bushings on their rear upper and lower control arms as well as the track bar?

I got the energy suspension kit 3.3194g for the rear and want to tackle this job.

any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

 

[juggernaut]

anyone? please help.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

press em out and press new ones back in?

 

[juggernaut]

lol that's what I figured but I just thought maybe someone has done them here and might have advice or tips. I googled it but no real info is out there or I'm not looking correctly

 

[TheAutumnWind]

lol that's what I figured but I just thought maybe someone has done them here and might have advice or tips. I googled it but no real info is out there or I'm not looking correctly

Rear control arms are dead simple on these trucks. I have not done them myself, but they appear to just be a matter of unbolting them, using a shop press to knock out the old ones and in the new ones and bolting them back in place. Sorry I can't help more than that. If I find anything ill share it.

 

[juggernaut]

hey either way I appreciate it. does anyone know if the track bar needs to be set or anything like that? I just want to make sure I can unbolt everything one at a time and reinstall it no problem.

 

[Rocket Man]

If you mean the panhard bar then no there's no adjustment. Also no adjustment on the control arms.

 

[juggernaut]

I am not sure if it's called the pan hard bar or track bar. in a digram I saw it said track bar but it could be called the pan hard bar. can I do this with out a press is my next question. I live in an apartment and have very limited space.

 

[Rocket Man]

It's called a panhard bar. Not sure about the press, haven't heard of anyone replacing these bushings.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

You can likely do withoit the press if you use some allthread and big washers. Ive done that before. A quick braaap from an impact and its in.