[DeTomaso] Are upper rear control arms different?

Michael Shortt michaelsavga at gmail.com
Mon Mar 7 00:51:17 EST 2016


I have a pair.

Michael
On Mar 7, 2016 12:49 AM, "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I've never had cause to think about that until now, but are they actually
> different? Yes they are a mirror image looking at them with ball joints in
> place, but can one start with bare a-arms and press the upper rear ball
> joints in from opposite directions?
>
> My aftermarket adjustable upper rear a-arms are most certainly
> interchangeable left to right.
>
> Julian
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> Ken,
>
> Are they different from WHAT? Each other? Yes, they are mirror image of
> one another....
>
> Mike
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> > On Mar 6, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >    I can't find one and am getting to a time when I will need it.  The
> >   only difference I can theorize is if the passage for the ball joint is
> >   directional?  They appear to have different part numbers.
> >   Ken
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   I have a pair.

   Michael

   On Mar 7, 2016 12:49 AM, "Julian Kift" <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   wrote:

     I've never had cause to think about that until now, but are they
     actually different? Yes they are a mirror image looking at them with
     ball joints in place, but can one start with bare a-arms and press
     the upper rear ball joints in from opposite directions?
     My aftermarket adjustable upper rear a-arms are most certainly
     interchangeable left to right.
     Julian
     ________________________________________
     From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Mike Drew
     via DeTomaso <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
     Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2016 9:34 PM
     To: Ken Green
     Cc: De Tomaso List
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Are upper rear control arms different?
     Ken,
     Are they different from WHAT? Each other? Yes, they are mirror image
     of one another....
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On Mar 6, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Ken Green via DeTomaso
     <[4]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
     >
     >A  A  I can't find one and am getting to a time when I will need
     it.A  The
     >A  A only difference I can theorize is if the passage for the ball
     joint is
     >A  A directional?A  They appear to have different part numbers.
     >A  A Ken
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