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So my neighbor wrecked her '94 'vert...


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She feels bad about it though. Her daughter loves this '94 as much as I love my '92...Which is almost as much as I love my wife.

 

Anyway, I took some pics and measurements off her car to compare with my car to make 100% sure the control arm needs replacing as you know some places are like "Oh, she's just a girl, doesn't know jack about cars, let's tell her $1000 to replace this stuff and send her on her way."

 

Both cars are level, judging from the sway bar on the 1994, the control arm has been pushed back a bit. Thank God this is a Texas car, the bolts should come right off.

 

Plus there's a 1-2" difference between the measurements on my car and her car...

 

From rear subframe bolt to ball joint: 1992: 21" 1994: 20"

From RF corner hole on subframe to ball joint: 1992: 19" 1994 21"

 

 

 

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I measured between the control arm mounts on the subframe too and they matched my 1992 perfectly, also the bushings on the 1994 don't appear to be tweaked.

 

But, excellent point.

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Got a control arm today...Funny thing. I went to the junkyard and he said he had one but it would have to be pulled. I'd have to wait 2 hours. :eek: But they are the closest and cheapest so I said "sure."

I just happened to look around the office and in a pile of parts were 2 control arms. I picked up a right side and sure enough, the Hollander number was the right one. So I wanted him to double check though I was 99% sure it was correct.

He says "Naw, that's for something else man, I'll get one pulled."

Another guy came up and asked what I needed it for and I told him. He says "I pulled those yesterday and they were for the wrong year so the guy didn't takem them, they are off a 1994 Lumina Z34!" (automatic, I asked)

So the other guy said "hot damn! There you go man!"

I said "That was simple enough."

He replies back "If you ever need a job, come see me, you will have one here anytime!"

 

So if I ever need a job, I have one and I got the control arm in record time.:lol:

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I remember when I slid into a ditch with my GP sedan, I didn't know anything about cars so I took it to a random shop around here. I was told the subframe could be bent and it would be totaled, then they decided that they could replace the lower control arm and realign.

 

Almost $1000 later I was back on the road. Now that I know more, I look under my car and I can see that the lower control arm has never been replaced... I really don't know what they did to it. On the bill they also charged me $300 for a junkyard lower control arm (specifically says that), and on carpart their $35 :sad:

 

So glad I know more now.

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  • 3 weeks later...

i hit a civic my tabs are bent a bit, the tire sits not even a 1/4 inch back so i ant going to change the subframe over a lil tiny bit hell inspection didint even notice :mrgreen:

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