Im looking at ordering some upper and lower control arms real soon for my fox, mostly a strip car project, what would you guys recommend??? I was looking at the lakewood lift bars since I heard that lakewood bought southside machine which is what i wanted to get, but then I saw poly bushings in them, so i dont know? Any other good ones, or should I just throw any old box control arms on there i can get.
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01-31-2008, 01:02 AM #1n2o FTW
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what control arms to get?
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01-31-2008, 05:55 AM #2Buy American
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I bought some cheap Granatelli(spelling)control arms and Im happy for what I use them for.
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01-31-2008, 07:11 AM #3Brew City Muscle Original!!!
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D&D solid upper and lowers
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01-31-2008, 07:25 AM #4I am Kurt.
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I have the lakewood lift bars. There not bad. And I had a complete set of ss lift bars. They're all ok, but I still think the stock control arms are my favorite.
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01-31-2008, 04:53 PM #5BCM Cruiser
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im getting granatelli double adjustable up and low.
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01-31-2008, 06:17 PM #6typical turbo ranger
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yeah 2nd that my buddy ahd them on his capri with weld in connectors could tell a diff car felt like it planted it instead of stupid wheel spin.
Originally Posted by Kurt
I have the lakewood lift bars. There not bad. And I had a complete set of ss lift bars. They're all ok, but I still think the stock control arms are my favorite.99-ranger
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01-31-2008, 06:34 PM #7Erect Member.
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What kind of power are you making? What kind of tire? I wouldnt waste money on any of the cheap crap like Granatelli if its anything with some power. If you are doing a strip car, get a good double adjustable upper and an adjustable lower. I recommend www.baselinesuspensions.com
You can go on Hardcore50.com to read up on his setups, his product and service are unbeatable.
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01-31-2008, 11:21 PM #8Pissing in your Cheerios
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Look into Wolfe Race Craft. If you don't want to spend the money or have something that hard core, the HP Mega-Bite Jr. LCAs have always been great for street-strip cars.
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01-31-2008, 11:57 PM #9SBF>LSX
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Wolfe, or Team Z.
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02-01-2008, 02:21 AM #10n2o FTW
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Prolly in the 500 -550ish whp range on the bottle is what im shooting for with the combo i got right now. Going to run a 28x10.5 Originally Posted by badass88gt
I just checked out that link you sent me, looks like some really nice stuff and actually pretty reasonable pricing too.Last edited by slow90z; 02-01-2008 at 02:25 AM.
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02-01-2008, 02:22 AM #11BCM Cruiser
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TRZ Motorsports..
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02-01-2008, 05:57 AM #12Erect Member.
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Originally Posted by slow90z
Kevin is one of the best. His service goes above and beyond. Team Z Motorsports is another excellent choice, what I like about those 2 is that the guys are active members of the websites alot of us visit and are there for tech help, the same can't be said for companies like UPR or Wolfe.
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