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    Grease zerk access

    Has anyone replaced some of the grease zerks with angled ones for post build maintenance access? I am looking at the front LCAs. Replacing the zerks with 90s would allow them to be accessed from beneath without a fight. The rears Infact don’t seem to be accessible at all once installed without some dissasembly

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    I have a 90 deg fitting on my grease gun that helps but yes I have changed some zerks to 45 and 90 deg. On the front upper "A" arms I have the zerks on the top and with the 90 drg fitting on the grease gun I can reach them easily.
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    MKII "Little Boy". 432CI all aluminum Windsor. .699 solid roller, DA Koni shocks, aluminum IRS, Straight cut dog ring T-5, 13" four piston Brembos, Bogart wheels. BOOM!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinatlanta View Post
    What size do we need for front and rear?

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    No way to know that until you remove the old one.
    MKII "Little Boy". 432CI all aluminum Windsor. .699 solid roller, DA Koni shocks, aluminum IRS, Straight cut dog ring T-5, 13" four piston Brembos, Bogart wheels. BOOM!

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    I changed all my front control arm zerks (upper and lower) to 45 and 90 degrees. So easy to do now I do it every few months.
    Got mine here - https://locknlube.com/collections/grease-fittings
    FFR 5385 MKIII. 302, 3-Link. All legal in MA 1/7/2012.

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    I'm doing a 35 Truck build, but I have already replaced the grease zerks on the LCAs to a 45 degree fitting.
    1990 Mustang 5.0 5sp, 2021 Bronco Sport Badlands, 1935 Extended Cab Build, 347 & 4R70W

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    Yes, they sell them in a combo box of straight, 45 and 90's in Autozone for about $6.
    MK4, 427LS3, IRS, T56 Magnum, Wilwoods

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