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    NA6 and NA8 control arm question

    Hey guys

    Might be a silly question but are the NA6 and NA8 control arms identical? Upper and lower control arms for both the rear and the fronts?

    Front Lower Control Arm LH+RH
    Rear Lower Wishbone Control Arm LH+RH
    Front Upper Control Arm LH+RH
    Rear Upper Control Arm LH+RH

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    Yes.

    It's the NB arms that are slightly different; the fronts (upper and lower) and the rear lowers.

    The NB front upper has a different balljoint that is longer than the NA arms. You can use them, but you need to shim the ball joint to take up the extra length the of the stud. You can also convert to NB front knuckles. The front lower has one ear for the swaybar mount instead of two. You can use NB or aftermarket swaybar endlinks. Some weld another ear on instead.

    The NB rear lower has the same ear configuration for the swaybar. You can use the same method (NB or aftermarket end links) as the NB front lower.
    Last edited by kung fu jesus; 09-06-2017 at 07:42 AM.

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