lime

Hi their got a question does any one have the part numbers for the lower control arms for a right hand drive 2wd sapp this would help me alot since the guys i bought the car from like they put on the 4x4 hubs and i order some konis for the 2wd so i have to order lower control arms now so i dont want to make that mistake of getting the rong parts since i live in the caribbean and it is pricey gettin my stuff here

tabetha

2wd konis will not be any good for 4wd hubs, they are a different diametre strut, 4wd use bigger body strut, could always make a "tube" to take up the gap, about 3mm from memory.
4wd use the same pinch bolt fitting as 2wd sapphy, only the 3 door uses the different NUT type fitting, so you need to buy arms to suit the hubs you are using to keep geometry correct, pretty sure 2wd and 4wd are different lengths, very slightly.
tabetha

lime

so u are saying that i will have to buy the 4x4 lower control arms ? but as the 2wd shocks are shorter i can still use them with out a problem other than the 3mm gap which i have solved with some machined teflon bushings

tabetha

You need to buy the same arms as the hubs you have, so with 4wd hubs use 4wd arms, with 2wd hubs use 2wd arms, early 3 door castle nut type or later pinch bolt as on 4wd hubs.
Shock length of this amount will not be an issue so get some 4wd arms on order.
tabetha