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From: Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2015 13:36:39 -0700
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Going by the Sunbeam Specialties prices of $118 for bushings (8), Lower =
ball joints (pair) $89 and upper ball joints (pair) there is right about =
$275 in parts. Thus the price comes to $565 to clean/paint the arms and =
press the bushings, upper ball joints and bolt in the lower ball joints. =
The bottom line is that labor worth $565 to you?  The ad did not mention =
anything about the fulcrum pins. I would assume they are used =E2=80=93 =
stock. The upper looks stock in one of the pictures.  Most people =
purchase thicker pins and forgo the metal insert in the bushing. There =
is no mention of this.

Note too that the shipping cost is $67.50 to my west coast location. =
Your price may vary.  I=E2=80=99d assume whatever the shipping cost =
are..., so is the core return shipping as well. Speaking for myself, =
less the actual cost of the parts the labor and shipping would be $700.  =
For me that is a lot of money. For others..., maybe not.

From: Richard via Tigers=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 12:17 PM
To: Tiger List=20
Subject: [Tigers] A-Arms

The control arm bushings on my MKII Tiger are in need of =
replacing=E2=80=A6 I don=E2=80=99t have a source locally to correctly =
refurbish the A-Arms.  Does anyone know anything about the =
=E2=80=9CSunbeam Tiger/Alpine fresh A-arms=E2=80=9D listed on E-bay? And =
they are asking $840.00 plus cores?



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<DIV>Going by the Sunbeam Specialties prices of $118 for bushings (8), =
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ball joints (pair) $89 and upper ball joints (pair) there is right about =
$275 in=20
parts. Thus the price comes to $565 to clean/paint the arms and press =
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bushings, upper ball joints and bolt in the lower ball joints. The =
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about the=20
fulcrum pins. I would assume they are used =E2=80=93 stock. The upper =
looks stock in one=20
of the pictures.&nbsp; Most people purchase thicker pins and forgo the =
metal=20
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<DIV>Note too that the shipping cost is $67.50 to my west coast =
location. Your=20
price may vary.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99d assume whatever the shipping cost =
are..., so is the=20
core return shipping as well. Speaking for myself, less the actual cost =
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] A-Arms</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Tiger/Alpine fresh=20
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cores?<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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