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Ghetto control arm on my truck help

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HERCULES.
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i have a 1985 ford pickup and its been a champ for the past year. Haha so today i was comin out of mcdonalds with my mocha frapacino and opened the door and then realized that my pants are to sagged to lift my leg to get in the truck so i kinda jumped in and i heard this loud cracking squealing eakking noise from the front right end. So i get out and dk if this was the noise i heard but my control arm was like cracked halfway through... soo i didnt know what to do and i just drove it home slow and didnt hit any potholes. Si basicly the control arm is cracked halfway through in the thinnest spot and its mad rusty and not lookin to good. So ns is this thing safe to drive? im supposed to go to a railjam and have alots plans for this weekend so what should i do? i got home today but like whats the chances of this thing breaking? and if it does will i crash bad? halp me out ns im scared and wana have a nice weekend

Apr 30 2010 7:34PM
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pomme-de-terre
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yeah. the control arm is a pretty major suspension/steering component. if it failed at high, or even low speed, your car could get pretty fucked up.

you could take it to a welder, and have them weld it together.

or buy and install a new control arm.


thats pretty much your whole options list. for buying the arm call a dealer, or check out a junkyard near you and pull one off a truck of the same model.

if you weld it i would go offroading or anything. aim away from potholes. be gentle. welding wont be a permanent fix, and will also be very dangerous to drive with.
Apr 30 2010 7:42PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Go get it replaced, and dont drive the truck until you do. If your CA fails, then your wheel will pretty much fall off. Go ahead and get another one for your other end too. But DONT weld it. Welds do nothing on rusted metal.
Apr 30 2010 10:00PM
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skiierman
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just send it pussy. you got it.
Apr 30 2010 10:14PM
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