Where to get a Lower 4WD control arm??!

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kickinindian
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okay does anyone know where to buy a 4WD! lower control arm all anyone sells is the 2wd version! :mad:


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PEZi
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Hmmm. Seems odd no one would sell the 4WD version. Are you sure they're any different? I don't know enough about 4WD models to really know off hand.

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MetalFab
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A parts dismantler like Pick and Pull would be your best bet, look them up online at www.picknpull.com and see if there is a store near you if you aren't familiar with them. They've changed things up and now post up online what vehicles they have in their yard and how much it costs for the part you're looking for. $27.98 out the door for a control arm here locally and there are 3 in the yard. I was just there yesterday and noticed there were a few pathfinders too. They don't differentiate between 2wd and 4wd online sadly but it's worth going and checking out. $2 bux at the door for insurance seems the norm, yet parts are 3x less than the "have them pull it for you" dismantler across the street. Oh and their return policy is great too. Hope this helps.

I'm SASing my rig because the truck was in a wreck at one point (or someone just bombed the heck out of it) and my lca's are crap otherwise I'd send you mine =(

kickinindian
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FOUND IT! since i have the cash iv just been buying everything new for the suspension new bushings, ball joints, shocks, idler arm, and the most important for anyone in my boat...........1988 4WD PATHFINDER 4CYL LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE AN EXACT MATCH! but for $168... :gotme

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MetalFab
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Glad to hear it. I just wish I had started the sas before buying all new joints, bushings, torsion bars, and lift kit ^_^ but I always have to learn everything the hard way. Would be another story if I had a lightly used 720.


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