Lower control arms(73 Charger0

[twinscrew698]

Does any one know what years will interchange for this car?  i have a motorbooks parts interchange manual and it states only one year!!


One of my lower arms has a lot of play in it from the housing and need to replace...any help would be appreciated...Thanks ...From a new member...

[hemihead]

I would think any B body 73 - 79  and maybe even the R Body .

[Nacho-RT74]

where do you mean about the play ?

[Plumcrazy]

One of my lower arms has a lot of play in it from the housing and need to replace...any help would be appreciated...Thanks ...From a new member...

Sounds more like you need to replace the bushing,not the whole arm.

[Nacho-RT74]

that's what I'm thinking, that's the reason why I asked more specific

[bordin34]

IS the arm bent?

[hemihead]

Lower control arm pivot bushings

[twinscrew698]

There is a lot of play around the arm itself not just the bushing have both sides out, and it seems to me that it is the sleeve where the bushing goes into is moving around to much around the arm..One side seems fine but a lot of play in the other.
Looks like the arm is rounded out a little to me..did not want to take a chance on it...

Dont know never done this kind of job before...always had some else do it for me...(Big Brother) Thanks for the help all...

[73chargers4404]

i found out that a 73&74 are different ,they both will work on a 73 or a 74 but i had a 74 parts car and pulled and painted the lower control arm ,but my car is a 73 and i ordered a 73 rebuild kit ,on a 73 the lower ball joints screw in and on a 74 they are pressed iin.

[hemihead]

If I remember correctly the press in Ball Joints were for if the threads on the Control Arm got boogered up, you would buy the Press In type to service them.

[Nacho-RT74]

i found out that a 73&74 are different ,they both will work on a 73 or a 74 but i had a 74 parts car and pulled and painted the lower control arm ,but my car is a 73 and i ordered a 73 rebuild kit ,on a 73 the lower ball joints screw in and on a 74 they are pressed iin.

[twinscrew698]

Ok i thank all for your help i took them in to get ball joints pressed in an he said they are ok...Lets hope so..

[Nacho-RT74]

there are ball joints called PROBLEM SOLVER. They are oversized to fit on enlarged holes. Moog makes them.

there is another solution... good trick .

make a cut ( or two ) on ball joint ring underside the LCA, press the sides untill get the cut gap saved and aply a welding point... with that you will be get contract on the opening and ball joint will fit tight again.

Start with just one cut point. That should be really enough to get sized again the opening. The second cut is just if it is really necessary

Welding point MUST BE A GOOD ONE.

[73chargers4404]

my 74 where pressed in from the factory.

[Nacho-RT74]

that's what hemihead said... mines are pressed too