After watching Ian's video of rear shock replacement (Thanks Ian) I did it myself this morning.
Thing is, when Ian did it his Control Arm dropped noticeably after taking off the top nut.
Mine didn't, they stayed put and it took a fair amount of downward pressure to get them to drop low enough to clear the shock.

So I suspect mine need a little attention.
A little history about the car.....it hasn't been on the road in 37 years.

Any tips are greatly appreciated

Thanks
Steve

Does your car have a sway bar?

Nope.

That's good actually. The rubber bushing doesn't rotate thus the arm will stay at 'neutral'.

If it just fell then either the bushings have split (bad) or you have poly bushings or other aftermarket.

Oh good. I thought maybe due to inactivity they may have bound.

Thanks for your help.

Steve

If you're into removing the control arms, here's my trick to get them back in exact position when re-mounting them.

I drilled a 1/4" hole up thru the outer mount bracket up into the body so I could pin the location exactly on re-assembly. Don't forget to ue the same number off shims on each side also.

Thanks for the tip. Not sure yet if I remove the arms or not but this bit of knowledge is appreciated.

Steve

There are actually different thickness of shims, so don't mix them up side to side.
Clay