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Old 10-04-2012, 09:24 AM   #1
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Control arm differences

I noticed my 69 front lower control arms aren't identical. I know the ball joints were different from 71-72, but both arms have 69 ball joints installed. One arm has a shorter bump stop tower than the other. Did the 71-72s have different bump stop towers?
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Old 10-05-2012, 07:50 AM   #2
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Re: Control arm differences

Do they both have steel control arm shaft bushings?
73-87 arms have rubber bushings.

The 67-72 arms should look the same.
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Old 10-05-2012, 08:19 AM   #3
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Re: Control arm differences

They are both 67-72 arms. They both look the same, one just has a taller bump stop tower. I compared to my 71 Suburban and found:

Tower height on 69 "short tower" arm 1"
Tower height on 69 " tall tower" arm 1.5"
Tower height on 71 Burb 1.5"
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