Forward Lower Control Arm Replacement on Dodge Charger
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024
- The front of my wife's 2016 Dodge Charger feels like it is going to fall out when going over small bumps, so I am replacing the forward lower control arms to see if it helps.
Very helpful video showing the obstacles and how you overcame them. I appreciate your effort.
Thank you so much.
Great video, i have tried watching a lot of these and this one was one of the best imo for what your doing and how ur doing it. Ty. Doing forward control arms in my 13 rt right now.
Thanks. Glad I could be helpful. Thanks for watching. Hope it went well
I've learned with these cars if you wanna truly eliminate the infamous clunk that u basically gotta replace the whole front suspension..but the bushings usually be the biggest culprit..
@@traylei3731 thanks. I still have a little clunk left.
@@EvolvingMale my bad sway bar bushings that is
Great job!!! I'm here in Dallas, Texas and this is my second time doing mine. I have a 2010 Dodge Charger 3.5 Sxt. My first pair come from A1- Auto. Didn't last long for me. (2022).
That sucks having to redo it so soon. Thanks for watching and reaching out.
You have to turk inner nd outter CA bolts to 136 lbs or ur bushings will go with in month !! Snug it lower it on level jack as if is on ground loaded nd then turk it
Which bolts are you referring to ? .. mechanics in my area dont use torque ranch at all so i wanna know how to do it myself
@ LC arms front bolts
@ bout 50 flb top CA nd 136 flb LCA inner nd outter 50 flb for the bj all them nd 50 flb for the links front only
@ the polyurathane bushings do not need to be preloaded prior torking them
@ get Turk wrench 10-160 flb
List of the tools needed
Great video you make it look so easy 👍💪
@@nelsonward1985 thanks for watching!!
Tjabk you sir this video helped me out , doing this job at home as well an sir you saved me alot of money so thank you for the video
@@christophchavo4417 hey, thank you for watching. Glad I could help. That's why I do it.
Thank you for making this video I'm having the same problem currently and thinking I should fix it myself
I just got the rear adjustable toe arm, I went to go do an alignment and the guy said I can get either lower or upper so I hope I’m good.
Just got an alignment and discover this issue. Plan on changing them both because I don’t know which one it is.
One should torque the inner bushing with the suspension in its loaded position so the rubber isn't twisted when at rest. I usually do this by putting the car on jack stands, and lifting under the knuckle with the hydraulic jack until it just barely takes the weight off the jack stand, then tighten the bushing. Alternately, you can leave the bolt just snugged, put the wheel back on and lower the car, then drive it onto ramps, and tighten the bolt fully.
Don't forget to load your suspension before you tighten your lower control arm and upper control arm bolts or you will wear the bushings out and it might make a squeak squeak sound every time you hit a bump you want them tight enough to where you Jack The Knuckle Up the bushings are not turning in their bracket and when you're tightening them up you want the car to be in the rest position so that the bushings are not twisted I usually just eyeball it and make it very tight and then take it to the alignment shop
And this video was GREAT !
I also need to change mine on my 2016 Charger R/T, did you get a front end alignment afterwards?
No. They don't attach to the adjustments, so I figured it would be okay. I still need to change the rear set
Okay thank you! I was trying to surf the web for answers on if I needed an alignment but I wasn’t getting a forward answer on the charger
I would suggest it, but i also agree it wont change much. If you havent had one for a while, it might be a good idea. I had bad tire wear combined with sagging control arms, im.getting alignment done after.
My homeboy got in a small wreck and the insurance filed it for total and it look like the wheel got stuck do you think I can just replace the abs alarm system would that work
Maybe. They can be kinda a pain. Lots of wires going to them. But I don’t see why it wouldn’t work
Oh, I get it. As long as the frame is intact, I don't see a reason you couldn't just replace the control arms. Definitely better than totaling it.
Did this fix the noise over bumps?
A little
muy bien amigo no mas me falta el dinero para la parte lo voy hacer un weekend
Thanks for watching. Good luck if you are still doing it
Just a PSA The stabilizer end links are notorious for clunking noise when riding over bumps in the road. Cheap fix
That's good to know. Thanks!
This is easier… . This one guy took the whole spindle off …
*control arm