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John,
It's
been a while since I replaced the rearend in my '70, but I remember running into
the same problem you describe, even though I used stock control arms.
I believe I ended up grinding a little material off of the control arm. On
the picture from the front, you'd be grinding in the 7 or 8-o'clock area, and on
the back picture, in the 4-5 o'clock area.
Although if I had bought aftermarket units like yours, I'm not sure I'd
want to do that without checking with the vendor first. Be glad you don't
have the body getting in the way. :-)
-Dave
I
recently bought the currectrac upper control arms for my 69 Chevelle SS with a
12 bolt rear with 3.73 gears. When I tried to install them I ran into a
problem in that the casing on the differential that is on the driver's side is
closer to the bushing mount than on the passenger side. This means that the
currectrac control arm doesn't fit this bushing mount since its tab interferes
with the differential case so the holes don't line up.
I hope I have
explained this appropriately.
The differential case is not symmetrical
so the clearance available on one bushing is the not the same as the other. Is
this true of all 12 bolt housings? These were suppose to fit.
Any ideas what is
going on?
Here are some pictures at the
links:
John
Usher
Starkville,
Mississippi
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