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Upper Control Arm

DESCRIPTION
The upper suspension arms are steel and use rubber bushings at each end of the arm. The arms mount to the frame rail bracket and the axle brackets.

OPERATION
The arm and bushings provide location and react to loads from the axle. The bushings provide isolation from the axle