Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

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Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby j7aoc on Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:11 pm

Ive got a N-reg 1995 and i want to use the lower arms off my old fiesta rs turbo mk3 1991? They look the same?
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby happypaul on Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:41 pm

Not sure on them ones youve got, but I got some for my MK3.5 and they werent the same as the ones we were replacing with, and made it handle crap, had to take them back and demand refunds
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby j7aoc on Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:08 am

Just been on the phone to ford and they might not be the same as the frst's as for the power steering :cry: £61 each
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby Luke1990 on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:02 am

:o i got mine for £35 posted off of an ebay shop, mk3.5 PAS that is :)
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby j7aoc on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:11 am

Im after gen one's as the will last longer this car had new one's in 2006 only 15k and now there fooked
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby Chris 2i on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:18 am

tbh I haven't had much issue with pattern ones. I've had some on my Escort for the past 18 months (about 12k) and they're still ok now...

another option I suppose is to get the ones on there (or some new pattern ones) fitted with polybushes?
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby luca on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:29 am

Ball joint on the end is different...

The early mk3 ones are one diamter top and bottom(either side of where the bolt slots through to clamp the hub around.

The later ones mk3.5 are smaller on the top and same on the bottom.

They wont clamp up proerply on mk3 hubs...

if you have mk3.5hubs/mk4 then you can have the hub drilled out to accept the mk3 lower arm, but not the other way around.
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby j7aoc on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:50 am

So couldi buy these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=020


And fit them to my fiesta rs lower arms :-? My local motor factor want £33 each i might just try a mate at ford for some discount
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby luca on Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 am

your local part man is a con artist then :(
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Re: Are all mk3 and m3.5 lower arms the same?

Postby j7aoc on Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:51 am

:cry:
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