Front top suspension arms

[jamoca]

Originally Posted by Johnmed

This is the next ‘to do’ on my list. Mine are past their best. How difficult is it to DIY? If it’s a bugger I’ll let my mechanic friend do the honours. I’ve watched 3dogs1monkey replace his on youTube. Does the alignment get thrown out by replacing the arms? Sure I read that it does.

These are mine from today:

The top arms can be a complete bugger to get out, there is a special tool some use (do a search on here and you should find) or you need to remove the shock to replace them.

Changing the arms can throw out the alignment if your bushes have failed for some time - when I did mine I also changed the track rod ends, so the steering geometry was wildly out after, and needed a full wheel alignment job.