Need '69 camaro lower control arm measurment.

[bluespeedball]

So frame is back from powder coating and seams welded. Lowe control arms were blasted and new DSE Delrin bushing pressed in, welded and then ars powder coated. They look GREAT, they look NEW but they dont fit.

The bushings were pressed in correctly (outside pressed in) and the plastic inserts and in the correct way (inside facing out) but the arm appear to be too wide to go in. I likely need 1/8" to get these in. I dont want to force them and have it in a bind but I would imagine they should be a little easier to install.

I am not sure if its the bushings, frame or arms that is the issue. Would anyone have the ability to measure a stock lower control arm from outside to outside arm width? Maybe that would get me in the right direction.

Thanks!

[camsdad]

I measured my lower outer a-arm at about 13-1/8"ish wide.

[Motobrewmaster]

I happen to have my lowers out right now. I have both stock with Del-A-Lum bushings in them and Ridetech Strong Arms for you to compare. Here are the measurements I got.

[bluespeedball]

I thank both of you for you help and Moto for the awesome comparison pic. Mine are within the same measurement so the frame must have tweak a little during the blasting, welding and powder coating. You guys saved me a lot of unneeded work!

[z28cp]

It is fairly common for the ears that the arms bolt into to become 'squeezed' together. Just need to get some all-thread, nuts, and fender washers. Run a length of all-thread thru both lower arm mounts, with 2 nuts and 2 fender washers on the inside of each mount. This lets the one mount keep things lined up while you use the nuts and washers to spread the other one.