Ball Joints and Sway Bar links

[MarshMarlowe]

1 you saying the lower control arms are the same left and right? Look at the pics of this arm at the RA site. They look different to me, left and right. Just sayin'.

No, I ordered quantity 1 each of

20869201
20869202

Which I hope is L & R

 

[OR VietVet]

Ok, great...I thought you were saying 2 of the 9201. My mistake and stand corrected. Wonder why the info says 4WD and not 2WD as well? I used all Genuine GM upper and lower arms on both sides of mine and could not be happier, unless they were free. Good luck.

 

[MarshMarlowe]

Ok, great...I thought you were saying 2 of the 9201. My mistake and stand corrected. Wonder why the info says 4WD and not 2WD as well? I used all Genuine GM upper and lower arms on both sides of mine and could not be happier, unless they were free. Good luck.

I also wonder why they indicate 4WD. I didn't see any other Control Arms designated as 4WD, and based on what I could xref with my VIN on GMPartsDirect.com, they are the correct PN. We'll see...

 

[MarshMarlowe]

I guess I could have just crawled under the truck and checked
Can't believe this tag has stayed adhered for 10 years & 96k miles

 

[OR VietVet]

I guess I could have just crawled under the truck and checked
Can't believe this tag has stayed adhered for 10 years & 96k miles

Well, that seal's it, the correct arms will be coming soon. Great.

 

[MarshMarlowe]

Hey everyone. Just finished up with the repair. All said I replaced

Lower Control Arms (GM)
Inner Tie Rods (GM)
Outer Tie Rods (MOOG)
Sway Bar Bushings (MOOG)
Rear Shocks (Monroe) (PITA)

And changed the oil just for fun

This was a whole lot of work, and I really appreciate everyone's help with this. Forums are still the best place on the internet to get good advice and accurate information. BIG thanks to you all

Now just have to get it aligned, and get the AC fixed, and soon change the trans fluid. Hopefully she'll be all sorted out and back to getting groceries, hauling kids to school, and occasionally towing my little boat

 

[MarshMarlowe]

Hey everyone. Just finished up with the repair. All said I replaced

Lower Control Arms (GM)
Inner Tie Rods (GM)
Outer Tie Rods (MOOG)
Sway Bar Bushings (MOOG)
Rear Shocks (Monroe) (PITA)

And changed the oil just for fun

This was a whole lot of work, and I really appreciate everyone's help with this. Forums are still the best place on the internet to get good advice and accurate information. BIG thanks to you all

Now just have to get it aligned, and get the AC fixed, and soon change the trans fluid. Hopefully she'll be all sorted out and back to getting groceries, hauling kids to school, and occasionally towing my little boat

I guess I spoke too soon. My steering rack is spraying everywhere when I start the truck. Sigh

 

[OR VietVet]

I guess I spoke too soon. My steering rack is spraying everywhere when I start the truck. Sigh

It's only money and your sweat unless of course you are paying someone else to do the work.

 

[ivin74]

I guess I spoke too soon. My steering rack is spraying everywhere when I start the truck. Sigh

Did the inner tie rods get installed correctly?

 

[MarshMarlowe]

Did the inner tie rods get installed correctly?

I took off the flexible boots, removed them with a 40mm wrench (I had to use a LOT of force to get them to break free from the rack), Loctite on the threads, reinstalled tie rods, reinstalled boots. Not sure if that's correct