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Suspension HELP ALTA rear upper control arm

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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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HELP ALTA rear upper control arm

I am installing Alta upper & lower rear control arms, and I just realized that the level sensor is mounted on the left rear upper factory arm. How do I handle this? Is there a mounting bracket I can get to mount sensor on new arm?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Hose clamp. Put a rubber sheet in between the controle arm and the mounting bracket and hose clamp. The bracket is the factory one you take off the factory arm.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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Is it a critical adjustment or just possition the bracket as close to factory as possible?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 06:36 AM
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Is it a critical adjustment or just possition the bracket as close to factory as possible?
Close is good. It's just the auto-leveler for the headlights.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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...does this also double as the brake bias control sensor? you know, for those times when we stand the Mini on its nose at the end of a long straight
 
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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Thanks for your help.--I should be able to make a half pipe shaped bracket with u clamps. I just wasn't sure how critical the possitioning was & if I had to take into consideration the lower than stock height.
 
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