Do Roller Idler Arms work?

[ravv 67]

I'm looking at replacing the stock idler arm. I know Opentracker makes a roller idler arm? Are there other companies that make them. If they due are they superior to Opentracker and do they make a difference?

 

[1320stang]

If they do, they've likely copied them from Opentracker and probably charge more.

I have no experience with them, but when I get to that point, I plan on using a set, heard too much good about them and for the price......

 

[Jester67]

I was not aware that these where available for the 67 and up cars. I thought the best solution is the arm from MOOG that I help Opentracker locate several years ago.

 

[Jester67]

I just looked at his site and it looks like he has modified / improved the moog part. I would say go for it. His work is top notch and he is a frequent contributor to the board and always willing to help others.

 

[2bav8]

Roller idler arms make a very noticable difference.
I picked mine up from ORP and have been very happy.

 

[rbohm]

Roller idler arms make a very noticable difference.
I picked mine up from ORP and have been very happy.

cant beat the voice of experience. i would add however that you should add another degree of caster since you lose the spring back action of the rubber bushing. this helps return the steering wheel to the neutral position.

 

[Opentracker]

cant beat the voice of experience. i would add however that you should add another degree of caster since you lose the spring back action of the rubber bushing. this helps return the steering wheel to the neutral position.

The extra caster will help keep the car going straight at speed also. The factory alignment settings don't have enouph caster.

The idler arms we sell for the 67-up cars is the arm from Moog. They have what's called a gusher bearing. The arm is greasable on each end unlike the stock arm that had a rubber bushing at each end. They get inspected and assembled with no mods done to them.
The arms for the early cars get the bushing end machined down so the roller bearing kit will work with the stock frame bracket. They fit early Falcons too if you use a V8 Mustang type frame bracket instead of the three bolt type the V8 Falcons came with.

I put one on my daily driver 64 Falcon Sprint with P/S and I could tell the car steered smother and I could feel the road better. They work great in both manual and power steering cars.

John