upper control arm restoration

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**Lynn** · #1 07-23-2019, 12:16 AM

Are the upper ball joints worn out? They don't wear out nearly as easily as the lowers. I have seen cars with 100k miles with good upper ball joints. If the boot did not split, and if they were greased periodically, they may still be good.

I masked mine off, painted them and just replaced the boots, which were just starting to rot. There is no play in the ball joints. Just another possible option. These rivets have never been out.

**Mulsanne Blue** · #2 07-23-2019, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lynn

Are the upper ball joints worn out? They don't wear out nearly as easily as the lowers. I have seen cars with 100k miles with good upper ball joints. If the boot did not split, and if they were greased periodically, they may still be good.

I masked mine off, painted them and just replaced the boots, which were just starting to rot. There is no play in the ball joints. Just another possible option. These rivets have never been out.

Ball joints were replaced at some point using bolts. So, I'm having fun bringing my '70 z back to original.

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