Thinking about getting this 97

[XR7-4.6]

Yeah those brackets. They only exist in that form to hold the ABS sensors so if your car without ABS has them it’s pretty definitive they’re the same

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Mevotech LCAs arrived yesterday and opened the boxes today. Mevotech is bringing me back to the days of the AC Delco UCAs fiasco with my Pearl Bird .

I ordered the CMK80053/5 units with the greaseable nipple and instead I got one unit that appears to be the "GK" series of LCA instead.

I was planning on doing this job this weekend, but this is putting a crimp on that plan. Do I just YOLO it and run both mismatched units or do I go for identical units for this issue?

 

[Kenz]

Do I just YOLO it and run both mismatched units or do I go for identical units for this issue?

Up to you, it will not matter obviously.... but for my cars, both sides need to be exactly the same

 

[CDsDontBurn]

for my cars, both sides need to be exactly the same

My thoughts exactly, but I know I'm on limited time with my current LCAs as I hear the ball joints knocking already.

 

[theterminator93]

IME you'll be fine for 70-100k on both styles.

 

[MadMikeyL]

On the pearl car, make sure they match. On the daily driver, they both work fine and both look the same from the driver’s seat.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

@theterminator93 , @MadMikeyL

I know. It's just an OCD thing of mine where I want everything to match like @Kenz said. I don't have time to be going through the exchange game with RA at this point because I will be doing the work this weekend.

On the pearl car, make sure they match.

They do .

 

[Kidd-7]

Is there a price difference between the 2? I’d still complain and ask for a refund of the difference.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Is there a price difference between the 2? I’d still complain and ask for a refund of the difference.

Like $6 difference. It's not a vendor (Rock Auto) issue, it's a manufacturer issue at that, for not labeling the product correctly.

So for those reasons, I don't think it's worth the time and energy to pursue a refund or exchange.

 

[Kenz]

Have you considered just pressing in new ball joints? It's much faster, and no alignment is required afterwards. In my similar milage Cougar the bushings are still fine.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Have you considered just pressing in new ball joints? It's much faster, and no alignment is required afterwards. In my similar milage Cougar the bushings are still fine.

The rear to frame bushings are both shot on my LCAs. So even if I decided to press them out, it will still need an alignment and take longer to get the repairs done than just replacing the entire arm.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

LCAs done. Alignment tomorrow. These shits were toast. The driver side fought me tooth and nail to get done, just like last time when I had it all apart. The passenger side was simple, maybe 20min from start to finish.

Drive side






Passenger side

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Just got back from a quick test drive, and it drives alright straight. It pulls to the right, but it doesn't pull as bad as I expected it to pull. Guess having marked my alignment bolts beforehand was a genius move, lol.

I only hope that the alignment shop is able to correct my steering wheel because it was at perfect 0° before today. Now, it's about 3° to the left.

 

[KevinVarnes]

It doesn't take much to shift the steering wheel off center. A competent alignment shop should have no problem centering it.