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By excelsior - 11 Years Ago
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Hi I need a pair of lower control arms for my 57 Tbird...serious corrosion issues, i found a pair but the sellers says he knows for sure that his A arms fit 54, 55, 56 Mercury cars...the pictures of the Arms sure do look like my tee bird Arms...does any body have parts reference listing? thanks JT
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By speedpro56 - 11 Years Ago
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If looking at what I call Aframes then they should work.
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By slumlord444 - 11 Years Ago
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Not positive about Mercury but I have a '54 Ford one on mine.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 11 Years Ago
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I don't have a listing for control arms, but Ford and Mercury both use the same lower control arm bushings, upper control arm shaft kits, and upper and lower ball joints, so I would think there is a strong possibility they will interchange. When swapping the parts, be sure to keep the T-Bird steering arms (that the tie rods attach to), they are different than passenger car arms.
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By NoShortcuts - 11 Years Ago
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According to the ’54 – ’66 Hollander Interchange Manual for auto and truck parts,
-Ford ’54 – ’56 passenger,
-Mercury ’54 – ’56, and
-Thunderbird ’55 – ’57
right side and left side lower and upper A frame assemblies are interchangeable. 
NOTE: John is spot on regarding the steering arms.
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By dbird - 11 Years Ago
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They might look a little different as the front bushing installs from the opposite direction on the Thunderbird installs from the opposite side, so plan on replacing the bushings while they are out of the car. I think the Thunderbird presses in from the inside while the passenger car presses in from the outside.
Don
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By lyonroad - 11 Years Ago
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dbird (1/10/2014)
They might look a little different as the front bushing installs from the opposite direction on the Thunderbird installs from the opposite side, so plan on replacing the bushings while they are out of the car. I think the Thunderbird presses in from the inside while the passenger car presses in from the outside.
Don
We went round and round regarding the installation of control arm bushings almost 2 years ago. My '55 manual says what dbird says but the '56 manual and the 1949-1959 parts catalog don't differentiate betwen cars and tbirds. On my car the old bushings were installed from he inside. rick55 says they came from the factory this way and he has always installed them from the inside. Here is a link (I hope) to the May 2012 discussion.
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic71209.aspx
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By excelsior - 11 Years Ago
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Hi Guys thanks for the input looks like the lower A arms will work for me.
I really appreciate the all the helpful advise
best Regards Jon
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By Jimz Bird - 11 Years Ago
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I don't have the 1955 shop manual but I do have
"A COMPILATION of PRODUCT SERVICE LETTERS"
which is a publication from CTCI.
This may clarify the bushing install.
Product Service Letter P-235
Items 1002-1014
February 21, 1955 Item 1005 FRONT SUSPENSION (1955
Car and Thunderbird) A double-shoulder front suspension
lower arm mounting bolt bushing (B4A-
3069-D) was released for the 1955 car
and Thunderbird. However, this bushing
was not used in production. The bushing
(B4A-3069-C) now being used in production
has a single shoulder and was used in late
1954 production. The removal and installation
procedures in the 1955 Ford Car Shop Manual
are for the double-shoulder bushing.
Please make the following correctionson
Page 274 of the shop manual to cover
the single shoulder bushing.
On fig. 8, change Detail #5 toDetail #13.
Cross out the note concerning Detail #6.
Rewrite the second paragraph fig. 9 to read
as follows:
“On the Thunderbird and all car models,
the front bushing is pressed in from the
inside of the lower arm front leg.”
In fig. 9, cross out the note concerning
Detail #6.
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By lyonroad - 11 Years Ago
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Thanks for this Jim, because in my case I installed the bushings from the inside out as recommended by rick55 and others and as I found the originals in my car. Good to know it was correct as we were guessing about the note in the 55 manual. This is what makes this site invaluable. One less thing to keep me up at night. I will add your post to my shop manual.
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