Rear Uca Replacements: J&m Any Good?

[WhiteCobra95]

I need to replace the rear upper control arms on my '95 Cobra. The rubber bushings on my old Steeda HDs are getting tired. Right now I'm partial to the J&M UCAs with their poly-ball bushing on the body side. I've been waiting for them to make an adjustable set, and it looks like LMR carries them now. Before I take the plunge, has anyone had any experience wit these arms? Good / bad?

https://lmr.com/item/JM-23970B/Mustang-J-M-Upper-Control-Arms
https://lmr.com/item/JM-23975B/mustang-j-m-double-adjustable-upper-control-arm-black-79-04

I'm also considering switching to spherical bushings on the axle side, but I'm not sure if that will give the axle too much free motion without a panhard bar to hold it in place. (I considered installed a panhard bar in the past, but don't really want to go that route anymore.)

My car is a 1995 Cobra that's mostly street driven in the summer, but I do attend several open track events (road course) and hit the drag strip once or twice every summer. The current suspension mods are: FR C-springs, factory Bullit Tokico shocks/struts, Terminator A-arms, Maximum Motorsports HD lower rear control arms, and stock sway bars.

 

[mikestang63]

They are not bad, I had a set on a car about 20 years ago, IMO they are knockoffs of MM parts and they did not look as beefy or the welds as good.

 

[RangerJoe]

Not the uppers, but I have the adjustable height lowers. I have been happy with them so far. J&M's customer service sucks, but other than that...

Joe

 

[WhiteCobra95]

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it.

There are so many different upper control arm options to choose from, which makes it difficult to know which way to go. I trust the feedback from forums like this much better than the "reviews" posted on some of the vender sites.

 

[RangerJoe]

I think as long as you stay away from the store brand Chinese versions, and choose your bushing material wisely, you can't really go wrong. The spherical ends are a little noisier than others, but performance wise they are the best option. My uppers are spherical and my lowers have the ball jointed poly on one and and spherical on the other.

Joe