Mustang guys running the poor mans 3-link

Where did the threads go?

What brand bushing was that?

Did you Loctite it in place when you originally installed it?

What size bolt do you run? My bushing required a 1/2" bolt, the original Ford bolt was a smaller metric - M12?. I drilled the hole in the upper control arm out to match the 1/2" bolt. Using the smaller Ford metric bolt in the 1/2" bushing would allow slop that I did not want.

I'm running the TMZ brand and "loctited" the nut on. I inspected mine last night and it looked good. I also looked at the upper control arm and it seems to be holding up well. I carry an extra bushing and extra upper control arms to the track.

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Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe

Where did the threads go?

What brand bushing was that?

Did you Loctite it in place when you originally installed it?

What size bolt do you run? My bushing required a 1/2" bolt, the original Ford bolt was a smaller metric - M12?. I drilled the hole in the upper control arm out to match the 1/2" bolt. Using the smaller Ford metric bolt in the 1/2" bushing would allow slop that I did not want.

I'm running the TMZ brand and "loctited" the nut on. I inspected mine last night and it looked good. I also looked at the upper control arm and it seems to be holding up well. I carry an extra bushing and extra upper control arms to the track.

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The threads in the nut are still partially there but pretty banged up.
It was a Steeda bushing.
I did use red Loctite when I originally installed it.
I used the stock bolt in it. That might have been part of my problem although I didn't feel any slop in it previously. Maybe the Steeda bushing was machined to use the M12 bolt???

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Originally Posted by GlennCMC70

7.33.3 The OEM stock rear lower control arms only may be replaced with "replacement type" aftermarket
control arms. Any aftermarket control arms used must be of fixed OEM length, or adjusted to OEM length
and have jam nuts tack welded or otherwise fixed to maintain the exact suspension geometry of the OEM
control arms they replace. Any spring perch must be of fixed height. The control arms must bolt on using
the OEM factory holes and no cutting, welding or other modifications may be made to the structure of the
car or rear end housing to install these control arms.

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I'm sure this rule was written by a 4th gen CMC Cam/bird owner that didn't know a car company would build something so archaic that it wouldn't use a T/A from the factory and would need uppers... 8)

Nuttin' but lub....

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Originally Posted by marshall_mosty

this rule was written by a 4th gen CMC Cam/bird owner....
Nuttin' but lub....

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I thought all rules were written by the GM guys? 8)