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    Posted: 28-May-2020 at 10:28AM
Hey guys,
  Just tore apart my front end on my 72 GTS.  Does anyone know if the control arms are interchangeable? I took them off and cleaned them, knocked out the old bushings and ball joints.  Tomorrow my bushings arrive.  I did not seperate or mark them, thought they were the same.  I see a guy on ebay selling uppers and lowers, but he is specific on which side they are to.  

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The lowers are specific and pretty easy to tell based on the stop for the steering linkage. The uppers are interchangeable if I remember correctly. See what others say about the uppers too. Different years had some very minor differences in the suspension.
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I had no idea what those protrusions on the lowers were for.  I guess I never sat down and thought about it.  Probably still would of not known.  I've been working on Fords for about 45 years, they never really caught my attention.  Thanks Again.
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Billy got it right.  You will also note on the lower control arms the hole for the sway bars is side specific too.
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Check the uppers side-by-side.
Look at ball joint placement as compared to the centerline of the cross-shaft.
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