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    just bout to put on my control arm when i see that left and right arent interchangeable the arm to frame end is elongated on one side! damn parts monkeys! shoulda known better than to not check it. just a stupid frantic question, i was sposed to go outa town tonight, you cant use a right lca on the left side... can you? spanks
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  • #2
    No difference. I would make sure they didnt give you Aspire LCAs though those are different. No right and left though.

    And why didnt you just put this in the thread you started 9 whole minutes ago, rather than start a new thread for it?
    Last edited by MONSOON; 11-21-2009, 09:39 PM.
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    • #3
      on a festy, you can!!! there's no left or right.
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      • #4
        but the end is longer on one side at the frame end! it doesnt matter? thats really weird imo. the long end would be facing opposite directions on either side thanks for the quick reply eh
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        • #5
          The parts monkey probably gave you a Festy one and an Aspire one.
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          • #6
            yeah it must be for an aspire cuz it sure as hell aint the same as the one in there. which kinda freaks me out cuz the right side one thats already on looks the same as the one i just got. possibly the parts stores in calgary ordered a whole shwack of festy arms but got one side of aspires! that would be too funny. looks like i need two new control arms now... butt!
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            • #7
              Originally posted by blue*93 View Post
              possibly the parts stores in calgary ordered a whole shwack of festy arms but got one side of aspires! that would be too funny. looks like i need two new control arms now... butt!
              there is no left side and right side....they are the same....so how could they be confused in an order? They do not order by left and right.
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              • #8
                are you refering to the collar in the bushing at the frame end? if so, ignore it.
                Trees aren't kind to me...

                currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
                94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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                • #9
                  yeah the old collar is even on either side of the arm at the frame end, but the new one is extended on what will be the rear side of the bolt collar. can it be "bashed" back in? or it just doesnt matter...
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                  • #10
                    Does not matter.
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                    • #11
                      wow, that makes me feel better, in a stupid sorta way :> sounds like the ghostiva will be ready today after all. thanks for bearing with me... cheers!
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                      • #12
                        well got er back on the road!!! found out that the reason the balljoint fell out of the steering knuckle was the mechanic who did my rotors n bearings stripped out the pinch bolt... now i gotta go beat him over the head with the old LCA, get some money outa him, and maybe have a sandwich. thanks again for clearing up that confusion... she's running really well even with that wrong side lca
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