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Control arm wont let me push it in! (springs and shocks swap)

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    Control arm wont let me push it in! (springs and shocks swap)

    im doing an all around swap with KYB shocks and Matrix springs....the front driver side went in with out a problem....but as a get to the passanger front side.....i jacked up the car....took off rim.........loosened control arm...loosened strut connected to engine bay.....disconnected control arm and move away from springs and strut....disconnect the bolt connecting the bottom of strut to lower arm...then pushed the disc down so i can have clearance for stock strut to be pulled out...(this is when the disc and control arm stayed in a certain position)....positioned in new shocks.....tried to connect back control arm but now it is stayed in a wierd position...the disc is slightly tiled at 9-0 clock...and upper control arm almost flush with the fender....ive used all body strrength to push it back in but no luck....i know the axle wont bbe the problem right?
    Last edited by JD"flush"M; 03-24-2012, 04:04 AM.
    Tags: susoension shocks stuck
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    You could have pulled the axle apart inside the boot. Check that, you're axle should like back and forth. If it's loose, just put it back in.
    '93 H22A 5SPD SE - MRT - DIY-Turbo Sizing

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      did you jack up the front independently on both sides? or both at once? If you did it independently, the sway bar is probably putting tension on the lower control arm causing it to not drop as low as it could.

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        I've never disconnected the control arms when doing my suspension... I always just unbolted the spring/shock assembly and pulled it out, then maneuvered the new one in. It can be tricky over rear discs, but the fronts should be cake.

        Also, KYB doesn't make any shocks that are capable of handling a drop more than 1.5", or a spring rate greater than 15% over stock. I know it's probably a bit late to be saying that now...






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          i am going to check the axle right now.....and yeah i did it independently..one side at a time.....but how were you able to get the strut out like tht? I first tried tht but found it easier to just bring out the contro arm a lil....well....easier to the drivers side.

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            Originally posted by JD"flush"M View Post
            i am going to check the axle right now.....and yeah i did it independently..one side at a time.....but how were you able to get the strut out like tht? I first tried tht but found it easier to just bring out the contro arm a lil....well....easier to the drivers side.
            well, no I'm saying its HARDER when you jack up both independently.

            You want to jack up both at one time, to unload the sway bar's tension on the control arm.

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              Originally posted by Losiracer2 View Post
              well, no I'm saying its HARDER when you jack up both independently.

              You want to jack up both at one time, to unload the sway bar's tension on the control arm.
              oh i see what you mean....ill start doin tht...and it turns out it was the axle boot tht came out of place on thhe inside...i had to put some weight into it to move the disc back and forth putting it back on right. Thanks for everyones help i really appreciate it

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