72 Duster Resurrection

72 Duster Resurrection

My notifications are finiky sometimes too, not sure what that's about.

moparmat2000 said
LCAs came out easy with my method though didnt they.

Oh yeah, that is a solid method for sure, thanks. Not sure how I would have done that without that info....

I got the sleeveless LCA bushings:

moparmat2000 said
On the damaged LCA thats powdercoated. If those arms dont have swaybar mounts, i'd just reuse the ones off your car. I believe the tapered hole in these is the same from disc brake and drum brake. If i'm wrong on this let others chime in.

That is what I am thinking also. With the sketchy powdercoating job and now significant damage to the metal in the hex area... probably easier to just re-use my old ones. I'll try a test fit by hand for the ball joints and see how they feel in the tapered area.

moparmat2000 said
Getting the old LCA mounting pin out. Get a bernsomatic propane torch cylinder, and heat the crap out of the pin and the surrounding rubber then put a screwdriver in the arm at the hex end, and tap the pin out. The old bushings inner sleeve will still be pressed on the pin.

Interesting. I bet someone messed up doing that on my new LCA's and thats why they are beat up on the inside.