I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I actually mean, how does the 2 studs that mount it to the car stay in place. I noticed a loose knocking sound when I went over bumps, popped the hood and looked in that area. I found that if I kicked the tire that the whole bolt,nut and collar jumped up and down. The collar is a part of the body? or is there another part underneith that bolts it to the car? zthanks for the info

Here's a link to go to that will show you the upper control arm and how it mounts. It has two pieces that mount to the upper strut area, that's it.

http://www.2gnt.com/CAPS/main33/main33sub050.html

Pretty much. The upper bolt fits through a sleeve in the body. When you tighten the bolt it pulls tight on both sides of the sleeve and holds it in place.

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yeah thats what I thought, any thoughts on how to fix the sleeves, and keep them from moving? like welding them in place?

No clue on that one. Take it to an Auto/Body shop with an alignment rack?

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