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Old 07-20-2010, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
the upper control arm IS the upper ball joint.
you cannot change just the ball joint, so the control arm/upper ball joint are ambidextrous/interchangeable terms
I wouldn't say "ambidextrous" since there is a Left UCA and a Right UCA and they're not interchangeable. Synonomous, maybe, or "one big 'ol part all stuck together".

As a guy who was shipped two left UCAs and discovered it mid-repair, I learned to check the parts were right.

For the DIY, I'd add torque numbers as well: 80 NM for the nut on the shock tower, 40 for the nut on the ball joint, 65 for bolt to the torsion bar.
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