I'm having a bit of trouble getting my lower rear control arm back into its plug. No matter how I turn the wheel I cant get it to reach. The other side popped in when I had a buddy push up while I turned the wheel but is there some quick trick that I haven't figured out yet?

 

If I remember right, I couldn't get the lower rear ball joint end in the spindle once I had the lower front in, so I had to take the lower front out and install the lower rear first. Then I had to play with the steering angle to get the lower front to line up.

 

shoot I was afraid of that I was just hoping that I just needed to shake an angry fist at it and invoke a viking god to scare it into place.

 

There's nothing wrong with trying that first! You could also place a sledge hammer within sight of the control arm and see if that's enough to convince it to cooperate. Best of luck.

 

It took a sledge to get the bastard out in the first place

 

Well the girl is finally back on the road after a 2 week hiatus. New control arms, TREs, 1 new axle, and a fresh 4 wheel alignment and she is driving great. Once I pulled out of the shop though I still hear some squeeks which I expect while things get settled. More concerning though is that I have a very slight clunk whenever I tap the brakes. I'm wondering if maybe I did torque a caliper bolt down all the way or the strut tower is loose but I can only hear it from the inside of the cabin. Anyone else have this after fresh suspension work/