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Control Arm in reverse

Old Apr 18, 2018 | 12:12 PM
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Default Control Arm in reverse


Is this on backwards? Drivers side lower arm
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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 12:41 PM
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That bend should be going in, not out. It's upside down.
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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 01:13 PM
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Default Wow...

I know its stupid...but this explains a lot. No one has noticed this for over 100k...unreal. i went to adjust the geometry correction brackets and thought, well that doesn't look correct. Thanks resharp for clarifying

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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 03:06 PM
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Why was it off 100K ago and put on backwards, just curiosity?
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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 03:54 PM
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Let a friend with a shop put the correction brackets on when I got it brand new...Turns out he's a dumbass though as he can't get shit right.
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Old Apr 19, 2018 | 04:56 AM
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My DIY mantra. "It doesn't cost that much more to just do it yourself "

I could understand how someone that doesn't work on JKs all the time could do this. This is the reason when I work on things, I tend to have my phone on me and snap a lot of pics prior to taking things apart. Then when I run into those "Why the heck does it seem like this just isn't going on so easy?" moments during re-assembly, I look back at the originally assembled pics. Has come in useful quite a few times.

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