Bent Rear Lower Control Arm - Any Recommendations? (1 Viewer)

[AG200]

Update 100215: Straightened and sleeved. They should withstand some banging and retained the OEM bushing. See bottom post for pics.

Update 091515: Now looking to straighten/sleeve or trus OEMs.

Orig Post: Bent up my rear lower control arm - any recommendations on heavy duty replacement. Looks like SPC makes them for 200 series. I did email @sleeoffroad a few moments ago as well. Thanks!

 

[T4Runner]

Icon?

 

[AG200]

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Looks like SPC, ICON (thx T4Runner) , Total Chaos all make - any others? - And any preference - I do abuse or should I say use my 200 series. Thanks.

 

[hoser]

Personally, I'd try and retain the OE bushings and just have a fab shop (unless you or somebody you know can do it) sleeve your existing LCA's. Like so...

Rear Lower Control Arms Mod - 80 series

 

[AG200]

Personally, I'd try and retain the OE bushings and just have a fab shop (unless you or somebody you know can do it) sleeve your existing LCA's. Like so...

Rear Lower Control Arms Mod - 80 series

I like the idea - but unfortunately my existing LCA is not salvageable.

 

[619TOY]

Are you sure they aren't salvageable? I'm thinking that pretty much unless they're broken, they're salvageable. I bent the crap out of both of mine on the 80 and straightened them with a 20 ton press and trussed them with angle iron. Never had a problem since

 

[Willy beamin]

nice job on thosee

 

[AG200]

Are you sure they aren't salvageable? I'm thinking that pretty much unless they're broken, they're salvageable. I bent the crap out of both of mine on the 80 and straightened them with a 20 ton press and trussed them with angle iron. Never had a problem since

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Not broken - I'll look a bit closer for cracks - SPCs are $400 - I don't have fab shop friends other than James at The Truck Shop nor do I have the tools other than a sledge hammer and beer. If straightening and sleeving/trussing is much less expensive seems to make sense - @619TOY you have other reccos here in SD? Thanks man!!

 

[619TOY]

The only other cruiser guy that I know of that might take on little fab projects in SD is Noah, you might check with him. It's only a couple hour job from start to finish. Other than the down time for paint drying

Unfortunately I just lost my access to the fab shop next door when they moved

 

[Atwalz]

If you were close to Sacramento I would have helped you out.

 

[nuclearn8]

Steve at sonoran steel might be able to make you up a sweet set

 

[AG200]

After this your comments on this thread and some of my fellow cruiser friends w/80s & 100s I'm convinced if no cracks to straighten, sleeve or truss and retain the OEM rubber. I'll try local in San Diego, if no luck I'll widen my fab cast net. Thanks.

 

[cruiserdan]

Turn it over and run the same trail....

 

[woody]

I've been on OME links for 18 months...zero complaints, and no bends...

 

[MScruiser]

It's not everyday that @woody makes an appearance in the 200 section!

As to the LCA's. I have something in the works I am going to fab up, but i'll say no more until they are ready.

@AG200 , check out Superior Engineering out of Australia. They have some super nice Zinc coated LCA's for a 200 series.

Control Arms Lower Heavy Duty

 

[bluecruiser]

It's not everyday that @woody makes an appearance in the 200 section!

As to the LCA's. I have something in the works I am going to fab up, but i'll say no more until they are ready.

@AG200 , check out Superior Engineering out of Australia. They have some super nice Zinc coated LCA's for a 200 series.

Control Arms Lower Heavy Duty

I'd steer clear of poly bushings. OEM is the only way to go if you like the quiet ride that you have now.

 

[AG200]

Straightened & sleeved them. Here they are.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Replace or straighten/sleeve if they bend. But what do you do if they streeeeeeetch?

We replaced them

These are the OE Toyota lower control arms on the Canguro Racing 200 Series. Following a few years of racing including the Baja 1000, several Vegas to Reno and others... they were due for fresh arms.

 

[hoser]

Haha, have never seen that happen!

Kurt, any chance you know the difference in length between the 200 and 80/100 lower control arms?

 

[AG200]

Nice - stretch a bit more then cut in half, sleeve, and now you have a beefy spare