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Ive replaced lower arm on my frst,but what I did was tighten up bolts and pinch bolt while car was of the ground,I know I should of lowered first then tighten up,I know they are Strecth bolts do will have to replace now anyway would this affect the camber the way I did it as the ball joint is rubbing on the back of the discs,the car has been lowered but I never had this problem while it was lowered on the old arms what have I done wrong!
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Did the pinch bolt go in easily? sounds like you have pushed the ball joint in to far.
The ball joint usualy sits flush with the top of the hole.
you should be able to see straight through the hole
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Im guessing you have a fiesta rst if thats the case it doesnt really matter if the wheels are up or down because if I remember right both suspension arm bolts are vertical so it couldnt possibly twist the bushes up
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Yes frst they are vertical but in Haynes says to drop car on floor been a bit of a nightmare just can't seem to get my head around it I've up rated to st170 discs but never caused a problem until now thinking if suspension has settled in now dropped it 30mm I don't now it's driving me nuts
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Yes been changed 3 times,but the right ones in now,non power steering 2 rivit 1s 20 mm longer than normal if that makes any sence problem causing me nightmare lol
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Ok cool what are these gen on 1s and anybody know a company that I can get from pretty desperate to get her out on road now after my recent turbo rebuild
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Some of the fiesta's had stepped ball joints does the new arms have the correct pin size from memory it's only 1mm of a diff you may need to measure the old arm's
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