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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
When my son and I did the front suspension on my truck (original parts- 46 years old!) we had to stand on the control arms and use a cheater bar. I'd say it took in the neighborhood of 300 Lb-Ft to break the lowers loose, and they fought the whole way. Anchor them down well and get a good impact wrench.
ETA- they weren't even rusted, having spent the last 43 years in southern California. Good luck!
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I have been surprised by the lack of rust on everything. So far the easiest part have been the control arms, they fell out when I took the nuts off. Everything else is O.E. including the brake drums, and it all had 2 inches of road crud protecting it. I was told the odometer had only rolled once from the p.o., (of course if only has 143k miles on it lol.) But according to the licence plate holder, it was sold from Frontier Ford in Fresno, 3 miles from where it sits now.
I'll try a longer breaker bar, if that doesn't work I may have to run the down to an auto shop for a more powerful impact wrench. Thanks!