Kinda curious if i can still buy new stock lower control arms (new with bushings and ball joints already installed) i want to be able to just throw them in with out the price of tubular arms

if so where can i buy them from?

 

I doubt you will find new but try oehq, rockauto, gmpartsdirect. You can get new factory bushings and ball joints, probably $50-$60 for all, and would have to press into your current lower arm.

 

yes i was aware of that just trying to min the down time of pulling the control arms out and pressing in new bushings etc thx

 

you can probably get used lowers for 30 or 40 bucks on ebay, some of the guys here have them for sale as well, and rebuild that set in advance, install, and then sell yours as used.

 

yes that's what i am going to do next .. When i did a search about bushings i noticed allot of people having issues with bolt alignment when using aftermarket poly bushings (not able get the bolt back in) so i am probably going to use stock bushings instead

 

I've done all three of my Camaros with poly, and didn't have any trouble with the bolts, even with SFC'c in the picture. I also boxed the stock arms because I'm cheap and didn't want to pop for tubular stuff. Made a noticable improvement. Some folks don't like poly due to limited suspension articulation, but I'm OK with it.

 

Did not know people had bolt issues with stock arms? I had bolt problems with the uppers (I have tube with delrin) but was primarily due to slight heat warpage due to the welding and the hardness of the delrin; had to send one side back twice. I do not know about availability but the 1LE bushings are stiffer than stock but are still rubber if you want to stay "stock" on the bushings.

 

To answer the original question, 1LE front lower control arms are still available. They come with the lower ball joint and bushings.

GM PART # 52367658 LH

GM PART # 52367659 RH

$164.88 each wholesale

Stock (non 1LE) are still available, too.

GM PART # 52367656 LH

GM PART # 52367657 RH

 

$165 each, ouch. For $50 more you can get aftermarket tube arms. I guess the General has to make money somehow since they can't seem to sell new cars anymore.

 

LOL, you don't think they are selling any new Camaros? More parts are being discontinued every day. Prices go up with age and availability. It's the way of the dealer parts business. Better get them while you can for that restoration down the road.

 

yea wow 165.00 each i might as well just scratch the whole idea and get after market

 

To think an OEM part is going to be cheap isn't realistic. Especially non consumable parts... something odd like a lower control arm isn't something that is going to be readily available in the future.

 

If you do spring for the 1LE front lowers you'll need two of these : 10254330. The 1LE ball joints have coarse threads, thus new nuts too. I did the entire front in 1LE specs, bilsteins, and it took about a day w/o air tools. I don't regret it all. It was well worth it to have a car dig into the turns and not kick out at the slightest bump in the road.