Has Anyone Run The M-3075-a Control Arms?

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I am looking to replace a lot of my suspension stuff. The car handles pretty bad right now.

I was looking on LateModelRestoration and saw the M-3075-A FRPP control arms. - http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/M3075A/79-93-Mustang-Ford-Racing-Front-Lower-Control-Arms

Has anyone here ran them?

Does it keep the same geometry as a 79 - 93, but with upgraded 96 ball-joints and bushings?

 

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$350 for a set of front control arms? You can replace the ball joints in the factory control arms one time as they new ones are press fit. Moog sells a replacement ball joint that you can press in and keeps the same geometry.

 

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Yeah but new ones are better.

Actually the issue is more this is the only car I have. I still have to get to work so I don't have much available downtime to have work done. However I would probably keep the old ones and install new hardware.

 

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jAEded said:

Yeah but new ones are better.

Actually the issue is more this is the only car I have. I still have to get to work so I don't have much available downtime to have work done. However I would probably keep the old ones and install new hardware.

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Go to a JY or on Ebay and get a set of used control arms for cheap, then get the replacement balljoints put in. You can also replace the bushings at the same time.

 

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Typical Ford Racing Part....double the price of the competition.

 

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Just get new ball joints if the bushings aren't bad. Buy a press, they used to be $30 at harbor freight, but now i see it's $72. But i saw a similar one to mine on amazon for $32.

This way you don't have to mess with the spring either.

If the ford racing arms were $189 like they used to be, i'd do them, but at $300, not so much.

 

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I have them on my car, they were under $200 when I bought them.

 

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I have them on my car, but I got them when they were sub $200.

Same arm and bushing specs of 87-93 fox...but higher quality bushings.

You could buy a $50 set of used arms and get the same thing with paint and new bushings

 

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The beauty of those things, when they were $189, is you could just swap them in plug & play and get new balljoints and better bushings without having to actually swap those parts. Because the bushings are a PITA to change. At $300...time to start thinking about spending a few more bucks and installing tubular A-arms with coilovers.