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by rmad
05 Oct 2015, 08:31
Forum: XC90 1st gen 2003-2014
Topic: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer
Replies: 8
Views: 2645

Re: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer

oragex wrote: Side note, does the Moog one have the larger bushing rotated the same as in the original arm?
Yes. Does not look like in the picture, but yes, they are identically mounted.
by rmad
04 Oct 2015, 13:09
Forum: XC90 1st gen 2003-2014
Topic: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer
Replies: 8
Views: 2645

Re: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer

Hi all,

so... I was wrong... shame on me. The arms have the same size as the original ones. If a arm is put on top of the other to compare, the lower one will look longer. I asked two different people and they immediately said, yeah, the one in the bottom is definitely longer. The turn point was ...
by rmad
29 Sep 2015, 12:09
Forum: XC90 1st gen 2003-2014
Topic: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer
Replies: 8
Views: 2645

Re: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer

I will do the cardboard test (good idea FLXC90, thks). If they are definitely longer I'll return them. Maybe they would still be ok, but since they don't match 1:1 the original part and there isn't any assembly note or info stating why they differ, I don't fill comfortable.

I'll bring some news ...
by rmad
28 Sep 2015, 12:48
Forum: XC90 1st gen 2003-2014
Topic: 2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer
Replies: 8
Views: 2645

2004 XC90 Lower control arm 1/2 inch longer

Hi all,

my bushings were done, so I decided to replace the entire control arms.

I bought MOOG VV-TC-4400 and VV-TC-4401 parts. They looked very similar but when I put them side to side with the original ones I found out that the MOOG ones are circa 1/2 inch longer on the ball joint side ...