costasa Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi, I'm preparing the rear and front axel to blast and after to zinc. In this weekend i notice that the right rear control arm is short in comparison the the left. This is normal? Thanks Costa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Power Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 No! very odd indeed! To my knowledge all manta and indeed kadett and chevette and ascona control arms are the same length!! Should not be different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi, I'm preparing the rear and front axel to blast and after to zinc. In this weekend i notice that the right rear control arm is short in comparison the the left. This is normal? Thanks Costa Hi Costa going to do some work on mine tomo so will measure them both and let you know...Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi Costa going to do some work on mine tomo so will measure them both and let you know...Mick Thanks Mick i will apreciate. Cheers Costa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 (edited) Mine were definately the same length. Never paid attention to which was which when I took them off so compared them very closely before going back on and they were identical. Edited April 6, 2010 by Shug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Mine were definately the same length. Never paid attention to which was which when I took them off so compared them very closely before going back on and they were identical. Thanks Shug, I will try to obtain more info from another Mantas, but maibe in a previous restore one control arm was change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Thing that strrikes me is, that if they were a different length, then wouldn't the axle be squint? Unless the chassis mounting point on one side had been moved back, or a different axle was used. Seems decidedly odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks Mick i will apreciate. Cheers Costa Hi Costa have checked mine and they are the same about 450 mm with a slight kink in them ...hope this helps mate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Hi Costa have checked mine and they are the same about 450 mm with a slight kink in them ...hope this helps mate.. Hello Mick, Yes it helps and a lot, with the length i can check the correct control arm. I'm to talk with a friend of my father that work with stainless steel, and i will ask if he made the panhard rod, and now 2 control arms in stainless steel. Thanks for all Cheers Costa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Hello Mick, Yes it helps and a lot, with the length i can check the correct control arm. I'm to talk with a friend of my father that work with stainless steel, and i will ask if he made the panhard rod, and now 2 control arms in stainless steel. Thanks for all Cheers Costa In this weekend i measure my control arms and i have one with 450mm and other with 435mm. I wil take the correct one and see if i can send to make a pair in stainless steel Thanks for all Costa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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