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Posted by KARATExxCHUCK (Member # 12851) on :
 
What are your opinions on the best control arms on the market? I hear about BBK all the time, but are they really worth it? I do have a budget, but if i need to i can save up..

Please let me know what you guys think, and your experiences!!!!


Charles
 

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Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :
 
Cant go wrong with maximum motor sport
 

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Posted by *Als50* (Member # 6003) on :
 
If on a budget, QA-1 is pretty good.
 

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Posted by i (Member # 12534) on :
 
Drift angle kit by duncan
 

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Posted by 92_5.0 (Member # 7624) on :
 
What is your power level?
Some of the lower priced control arms can't handle too much torque. For example the Blue Oval industries brand/Summit brand are only good for about 400 lbs. ft. of torque.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-790000b-w/overview/year/1992/make/ford/model/mustang
I had these on my car since it was stock and ran them not knowing their limit and eventually made 500+ hp and they actually failed lol. Now I run the Baseline Pro-launch chrome moly kit with adjustable upper and lowers.

[ 2015-03-12, 09:11 AM: Message edited by: 92_5.0 ]
 

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Posted by Saleen 00-768 (Member # 9379) on :
 
For rear control arms you want the ones that let the suspension move freely. The typical bbk with urethane on both ends are junk. Maximum Motorsports, Global west, Baseline, Griggs, Team z, Steeda, Upr are all good options.
 

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Posted by KARATExxCHUCK (Member # 12851) on :
 

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Originally posted by 92_5.0:
What is your power level?
Some of the lower priced control arms can't handle too much torque. For example the Blue Oval industries brand/Summit brand are only good for about 400 lbs. ft. of torque.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-790000b-w/overview/year/1992/make/ford/model/mustang
I had these on my car since it was stock and ran them not knowing their limit and eventually made 500+ hp and they actually failed lol. Now I run the Baseline Pro-launch chrome moly kit with adjustable upper and lowers.

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Originally posted by Saleen 00-768:
For rear control arms you want the ones that let the suspension move freely. The typical bbk with urethane on both ends are junk. Maximum Motorsports, Global west, Baseline, Griggs, Team z, Steeda, Upr are all good options.

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Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:

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Originally posted by Saleen 00-768:
For rear control arms you want the ones that let the suspension move freely. The typical bbk with urethane on both ends are junk. Maximum Motorsports, Global west, Baseline, Griggs, Team z, Steeda, Upr are all good options.

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Why would i want the suspension to move freely?

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Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:

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Originally posted by Saleen 00-768:
For rear control arms you want the ones that let the suspension move freely. The typical bbk with urethane on both ends are junk. Maximum Motorsports, Global west, Baseline, Griggs, Team z, Steeda, Upr are all good options.

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Why would i want the suspension to move freely?

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Well first off you need to understand how suspension works. You want the suspension to be able to properly articulate over the imperfections on the road as it was designed to do. If you bind the suspension so it can't move the axle try's to twist the car and you end up with an unpredictable oversteer prone car and a shortened life to the torque boxes as mentioned. What you don't want is the axle to rotate and move horizontally, but to move up and down freely at different heights on either side at the rate of the spring.

[ 2015-03-13, 02:26 PM: Message edited by: Saleen 00-768 ]
 

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Posted by KARATExxCHUCK (Member # 12851) on :
 
AWESOME!!! Thank you all who replied!!

Charles
 

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Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :
 
Out in the rear I cheaped out and got SVE along with their first set of red springs they came out with. It performs good IMO but I don't have the stock torque boxes in my car no more and that's when I really noticed a huge difference.
 

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Posted by RAP66 (Member # 3360) on :
 
Chuck - Check PM
 

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Posted by theconductor (Member # 13458) on :
 

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Originally posted by 70stang351w:
Had the MM with adj spring perches on my 96 worth every penny; had Hotchkis uppers but never installed them. but seemed solid

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