Upper control arm dates

[1970 cuda Joe]

Can somebody please tell me where the date codes are on the upper control arm? Thank you, Joe

[1970 cuda Joe]

I guess I'll find out when I tear it apart to change out the control arm bushings. When I bought the car, it had poli type bushings on the upper & lower arms. It rides marginally better than Dad's old 1947 Dodge pick-up. I found the dates on the lower arms. They seem to fall in line with the production date of the car. Even though it's not a numbers car, I didn't want to lose any more of it. Thanks for all that read my post.....Joe

[screamindriver]

Hey Joe, I'm not aware of any date coding on the UCA...I'm thinking that's why so many views with no replies...

[1970 cuda Joe]

Hey Joe, I'm not aware of any date coding on the UCA...I'm thinking that's why so many views with no replies...

That's kind of what I'm thinking also....Joe

[pschlosser]

My notes suggest there is indeed a 4-digit date code on the UCA.  But I never bothered to record WHERE the date code is stamped.

My notes read the date code format is YDDD, where Y is the last digit of the calendar year, and the DDD is the day of year.

examples:
0320 = Nov 16th 1970
1026 = Jan 26th 1971

But I don't recall ever verifying this.

edit" the dates may appear on the top-side of the UCA, near the upper ball joint.

[1970 cuda Joe]

While on this subject of upper control arm, I noticed the mounting bolts/ adjusters were put in the wrong direction where the head of the bolt was visible from the engine compartment. I noticed the alignment people had a field day making adjustments. Could this be part of their problem? Thank you, Joe 

[Katfish]

Didn't know they had dates,
Any chance you have pic?

[1970 cuda Joe]

Didn't know they had dates,
Any chance you have pic?

@Katfish When it cools down here, I'll take it apart and see what I can find. Still over 90 degrees in my garage....Joe

[mtull]

I found an image online.  Looks like dates.  Supposedly these are from an A body.  I'll try and look at my car this weekend now that I have an idea where to look

[1970 cuda Joe]

I found an image online.  Looks like dates.  Supposedly these are from an A body.  I'll try and look at my car this weekend now that I have an idea where to look

Cool. The 1st number is the year & the next 3 are the Julian date. I didn't think to look there. Thank you, Joe

[1970 cuda Joe]

Well, if there are date codes on my upper arms, I'll need to strip them. They were either epoxied or powder coated. Since it was determined that the bushings top & bottom are rubber & new, I'll just leave it alone for now. Shocks were also correct for the car, so I just need to get used to the ride. Thank you all, Joe