Kit Includes: (1) Rear Driver Side Upper Control Arm (1) Rear Passenger Side Upper Control Arm
Design: Adjustable
Quantity: 2 Piece
Specification
Side Location
Driver & Passenger Side
Trim
2.4i
Location
Upper
Rear
Our control arms are designed to be direct replacements for the original factory parts. They are 100% brand new and require no modifications for installation. No special tools are required because all of the bushings come pre-installed.
Our steering and suspension components are pre-greased and sealed for long life and do not require the extra maintenance typically required by greaseable versions.
Item Condition:New
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How to Replace Rear Upper Control Arm 2000-14 Ford Focus
How to Replace Rear Upper Control Arm 2000-14 Ford Focus
Created on: 2019-07-30
Tools used
Socket Extensions
Torque Wrench
15mm Socket
Jack Stands
18mm Socket
Ratchet
Swivel
Floor Jack
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
1. Removing the Wheel
Raise the vehicle with minimal weight on the wheel
Loosen the six 18 mm lug nuts
Raise and support the vehicle
Remove the six lug nuts
Remove the wheel
2. Removing the Upper Control Arm
Loosen the 15 mm upper control arm bolt
Loosen the 15 mm lower bolt
Remove the upper control arm
3. Installing the Upper Control Arm
Insert the upper control arm
Attach a ratchet strap to secure the rotor and attach the control if needed
Raise the suspension with a floor jack to simulate ride height
Tighten the 15 mm lower bolt
Tighten the 15 mm upper control arm bolt
Torque the bolts to 85 foot-pounds
4. Installing the Wheel
Install the wheel onto the wheel studs
Install the six lug nuts and tighten them by hand in a crossing pattern
Lower the vehicle with minimal weight on the wheel
Torque the 18 mm lug nuts to 94 ft-lb in a crossing pattern
Lower the vehicle completely
Hey friends, it's Len here at 1A Auto. Today we're working on our 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 and I want to show you how to do a rear upper control arm. It's going to be very simple. I can do it. You can do it too. If you need this or any other part you can always check us out at 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
Okay, so one of the first things we have to do is take off the wheel obviously. We're going to remove our lug nuts. These are missing the caps. Usually they have a chrome cap on them that would make them 19s. These are actually closer to an 18 so that's what I'm going to use to remove it. But generally speaking, you're going to use a 19 to remove your lug nuts. Leave that one on there a little bit. That's just going to help prevent the wheel from falling off when I take off the last one. Set this aside. Take off our wheel, set it aside.
Here's the arm. We're just going to take it, bring it right into the vehicle, to the approximate area where the old one is. Just make sure it's the same shape. Everything lines up right. Make sure we're dealing with the right beast. This is it. Looks good. Right up here, you've got a mounting bolt. It's a 15 millimeter head. I'm going to use 3/8ths drive because my 1/2 inch drive is a much longer ratchet and I just don't think I can probably get it in there. I'm sure if you used an extension, a universal 15 millimeter socket, air gun could probably figure something out a little quicker here, but I'm not going to worry about that right now. I just want to show you how to get it out of here.
I just threw on an extension with a swivels universal socket gives me a little bit more space to be able to swing my ratchet. It feels like it's in there pretty good. Get that one pretty loose. Let's go ahead and loosen this one up. The whole bolt at this point, it's just kind of threading its way out because this is under tension trying to come this way.
It's our bolt. Just comes right through here. Now that we have that one out, I can come back here, grab this one. That's the inside upper bolt there. Looks like it's about the same as this one, but we won't mix them up. Set that aside. Try to grab this arm out of here. There it is. Easy peasy.
Here we are friends, a quick product comparison for you over here. We have our original upper control arm out of the rear of our 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 hatchback. And over here we have our brand new quality 1A Auto part. Both these parts are created the exact same. They have the same shape, the same mounting bushings. To show you, I'll just line them up real quick. As you can tell, same shape, same mounting bushings. They're the exact same. With that said, I don't see any reason why this wouldn't be a quality part to install onto the vehicle, so I'm going to go ahead and do it. If you need this or any other part, you can always check us out at 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
Okay, so this is how it's going to go inside the vehicle. Just like this. You've got where it swoops down at a sharp angle. Then it comes back up and it just kind of hangs out and comes out this way. The area where it comes up and out is going to be the outer area where it goes here. This area is going to go up and in there. Grab my bolt. Can use thread locker if you'd like, it's your prerogative. For the purpose of this video, I'm not going to worry about it. I'm just going to take my bolt. First. I'm going to get my arm up in there.
Now I'm going to get my bolt through my hole. Just start it in a couple of threads here. Not going to tighten it up or anything. I just want it to be in and the threads so I don't have to worry about stripping anything. Now here comes the hard part. Remember I was telling you that it had pressure. Look at how much, how far away this is and the angle. It's going to be a little difficult. If you happen to have a ratchet strap, it's going to come in handy. Let's give it a try. I just got my ratchet strap set up down along the bottom here. I brought it up through, along here, up around this stud and then down around this way and I'm just kind of using the ratchet strap to pull me in. Grab a pry bar. I'm going to have to resituate it.
Brought it down along the bottom there, up and over across, in between the coil spring here, over the lug nut area, and then just over to this side. And that's just so I can draw this in. Now I just need to get this lined up. See if I can get this to turn a little bit from the other side. Looks like it's close but not close enough.
Get almost. Getting this upper one lined up is just really interesting. Get this bolt so it's turning in there. Once we get it so it's definitely in a few good threads, we'll go ahead and get this ratchet strap out of here. It's definitely in. We'll relieve our ratchet strap. I'm just putting a jack underneath here. I'm trying to bring the suspension up to the point where if this vehicle had its wheel on and it was sitting on the ground, it would have that amount of pressure on the suspension. Sitting at curb height is what you would say. That's it right there. that's as far up as it's going to go because our lift is happy there.
Now I'm just going to go ahead and snug up these bolts and then we'll torque them to 85 foot pounds. We'll go 85 foot pounds. Just going to hit it one more time. All right. And do the inside one. There it is. Hit it one more time. All right, both of those are tight. There we are. Just going to wheel it up my leg. Cool. We've got our lug nuts. We're just going to snug up these lug nuts. There we are. Bring it down, torque them up. Here we go, we're going to torque these down to 94 foot pounds with our torque wrench. Go around again. There we are. Do the same to the other side of the vehicle.
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Jason
November 3, 2017
If you put any type of lowering spring in your focus? These are a must if you don't want to prematurely wear your tires out.. fully adjustable to get all the positive camber you need. Well built! Would buy again.. thx 1A auto!! A+++
quality machining
Kyle
November 22, 2017
I was very surprised about the much lower price 1A Auto asked for these parts so I didn't know what to expect. The parts looked of good quality and installation was easy. Thank you
Adjustable upper control arms
J
September 25, 2018
These upper adjustable control arms are an exact replacement fit for my 2013 Ford focus. This being the first time I worked on the rear suspension of my focus I proceed with caution.After jacking the rear up and finding a safe place to put the jackstands I took the rear tires off.Unbolting the stock links was easy After I realized the bolts holding the links were Threaded into a Non-removable stationary nut.With the stock upper control link in my hands I proceeded to match it up to the new link using the existing bolts as a guide And lock the Adjustment nuts.After Installing the new upper adjustable control arms and rear tires l Proceeded to the alignment shop.When I was asked what I needed I Told the tech I wanted the rear camber adjusted on my 2013 Ford focus Because I was getting abnormal inside tire wear.This is where it gets a little difficult.Finding it almost impossible to access the adjustment nuts on the new upper control arms With the tires on.Removing the rear tires an
Awesome product
Brian
November 17, 2018
This resolved my lineup issues for rear camber, great fit ,fast delivery , quality product!
rear camber kits
GREG
November 21, 2018
these kits are very good quality fairly priced and are shipped the same day. i would tell everyone to use 1a auto for there automotive parts. thanks greg root
Awesome product
N
November 25, 2018
Great product overall really helped with my alignment and get me the fitment I wanted in the rear! Good heavy duty compared to stock. Is a little heavier but that's because it's one solid piece compared to the oem non adjustable one. I recommend ordering it if you're lowered or got new wheels and need to adjust the rear.
Great Transaction
Dax
August 23, 2019
The Upper Camber Arms were just as described, arrived fast and installed without a problem.
Love 1A Auto and have always had a positive experience with every interaction.
Parts
E
October 16, 2019
Yes this part helped my car. Did exactly what I need to fix the problem.
excellent choice
robert
February 11, 2020
Fast easy purchasing and shipping the parts worked perfectly
Good solution for camber adjustment
Mark
April 6, 2020
These control arms look pretty beefy and were good for adjusting over camber situation. They came with no directions though. It would have been helpful if some directions said to flip the hex locking bold to the other side for the driver side of the car. Otherwise the hex head is inaccessible. Another tip, put the upper bolt in first.
Great for fixing rear toe issues
B
June 1, 2020
Easy to install and brought it in for laser alignment after replacing the suspension in my focus.
Good solution for bad engineering
E
June 15, 2020
My 2010 Mazda 3 had strage wear patterns on the rear tires. After some research I found out that Mazda has the camber for the rear tires set to increase handling... it also increases the number of tires you have to buy with people reporting struggling to get 40k miles out of their tires. These parts fix that stupid design from the factory. You may lose some handling but the Mazda 3 isn't a racecar to begin with.
Great part, easy repair!
T
September 8, 2020
Part fit and works well. 30 minute repair per side. (Before alignment). Threaded end goes to the tire. I had it in right, my alignment shop told me the threads should go to vehicle center, so I took them out and changed them. After taking it back for an alignment, the shop changed their mind and switched them back to how I had then in the first place!
WORKED GREAT
D
October 12, 2020
These control arms fixed the back wheels camber on my Mazda 5, 2014. For some reason that year the back tires were slanted slightly for 'performance'. I found my this caused my tires to wear down quickly and unevenly, and I had to put air in the tires once every 3 weeks or so. After alignment, this problem is now solved. The car drives much better and I am confident that the tires will have a long, even life.
1st time customer, A-1 did great.
J
November 8, 2020
Free delivery. Had choices of product quality & company maker. Customer service knew products and answered all questions. Will buy from them again. John M.
GREAT PRCHASE
H
March 15, 2021
GOOD PARTS AND QUICK SHIPPING, WILL CONTINUE TO ORDER THESE FROM 1A.
Dont quite fit
Clark
August 6, 2021
They work great for what they are, and the price makes them great. But they didn't initially fit because of the fine tuning adjuster screws. I eventually just took them off because it didn't fit. Other than that though they work and my camber is normal again.
Part was as described
La
August 9, 2022
Worked out great and the fit was good
Fixed the camber problem
CHRIS
September 7, 2022
Worked as intended excellent parts
Very good product
BobsCollision
April 4, 2023
Made it real easy to adjust the rear camber. I wonder why Ford never thought of adjustable camber.
Bring your patience
David
June 20, 2023
My main complaint with these is that the milled out areas for the locking screw need to be larger. You can't even get a box wrench or a socket on the nut, making it very difficult to tighten when installed. Some installation instructions would've also been helpful.
Fix rear camber
Howard
August 24, 2023
They were exactly what my 08 Mazda 3 needed. I was burning up the inside tread on my rear tires I was told that my camber was off and the fix would be a new set and these fit the bill.Mazda made it a little difficult on the passenger side but I got it done.
Execelent fit
roberto
December 26, 2023
Fitted like a glove
Good products
Warren
February 14, 2024
Fit perfectly and are heavy duty forged pieces that are adjustable! Exactly what I needed.
Very good
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Oleksandr
October 29, 2024
Excellent arm. After replacement I finally managed to make alignment!
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