Lower Control Arms Fitment Issue

[punkin]

Hello all,



I'm installing a set of SpeedTech upper and lower control arms in my 68 Firebird. The passenger side is complete but I really struggled getting the lower control arm up into the pockets. I was prepared to fight with this again on the driver's side but this time it's even worse.

The instruction suggest that it might be necessary to fashion a "spreader" tool using a bolt, a pair of nuts and washers to open the pockets up a little bit. I did this on the passenger side and it did help a little bit but this time I'm not getting very far. Each pocket (front and rear) are wide enough to accommodate the respective arm/bushing but the space between the two is where I'm having trouble. This would be the k-member width basically the distance between the trailing edge of the front arm and the leading edge of the rear arm. It's as if the k-member is too wide or the arms are too close to each other.

I've tried putting the arm into the pockets straight in from the top, I've tried pushing them up from underneath and at different angle. I've applied some grease and been wrestling with it for a few hours now. Anyone experienced this?Just not having a lot of fun with it right now.

Thanks