Comments on Autoworks crossmember / AS-arm conversion

What I don't get with most of these kits are the crappy lower control arm and/or strut-rod mounts. Looks like an accident waiting to happen.
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That's the strut rod mount up front, and it uses a stock type lower control arm. Look where the factory mounted our strut rods, pretty sturdy don't you think? Now imagine braking loads transmitted to that little bracketed tube that I circled in the pic. Under braking, that arm will be pulled toward the rear (bottom of pic); the tube and gusset are mounted in shear. You could probably bend that with a pry bar, let alone using the braking force of a 3000lb car. The lower control arm, being mounted through a rubber bushing, will provide no assistance to that front tube under braking.

BTW, all those pictures look familiar.
http://www.rcmotorsports.net/page3.html

i went the RC way. anyway, its like the evolution/creationism thing...a never ending battle. The system was designed by engineers..and supported by engineers. its a proven setup, and works well.

the people who talk bad about them, dont have them, and those who did purchase them love them.

anyway, grab the coil-over kit....the "arm/stut/etc" design is much better.

thats my 2cents

I dont like that lower arm either. Check out Heidts, thier setup doesnt use the cheezy strut rod lower a arm, instead its a wider spread lower a arm done right... Look at reenmachines thread to see what I mean, hes got some very good installed MII pics. IMO its a much nicer setup that the rod and custom and autoworks. Unless you need the space the original setup with a shelby drop, decent springs and quality rebuild will handle better but the MII will probably ride plusher.. you know, like the high performance pinto it came from in the first place.