UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS

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My upper control arm bushings are popping out of there place..i want to replace them but dont know with what...i have d&d uppers and lowers...im currently making 331 rwhp and 367 trq...and ill be sprayin 75 to 100 shot soon so i need something that will hold up..i believe they are like this b/c of 5000 rpm launches and the fact that they are factory bushings....with 71k on them

 

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http://www.macperformance.com/store/category.cfm?SID=3&Category_ID=492

 

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Thanks for the link!

 

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hey ssp im assuming you have those and u recommend them ?..are they polyurethane? good for street and strip?

 

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lxwants12's said:

hey ssp im assuming you have those and u recommend them ?..are they polyurethane? good for street and strip?

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Umm....you mean me?
If so, yes, they're polyurethane as stated. I put some in my wife's t-top GT last fall. She's got a 308, Edelbrock heads, Typhoon intake, 70mm t-body and spacer, 73mm C&L, Steeda 18 cam, Mac upper and lower control arms, blah blah, etc. Her car hooks almost as good as mine does with the trak-link kit. I'd recommend them any time...

 

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ok thats what i needed to know...i will order them right now..thanx a lot

 

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Glad to help.

 

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Get a sperical bearing NOT a poly bushing. You're talking about the rear end side or the tq box side?

 

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yea mike the rear end side.....what do you mean special?....also is that something that happens...bushing popping out?

 

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Sperical bearing not special

UPR and wolfe racecraft make them. They are pricey though. I have UPR ones siting right next to me for when I put my upr dbl adj uppers in and upper tq box reinforcements.

 

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ok coo..hey mike..how will you know which way and how to udjust the control arms?? is it by pinion angle? whats a good angle?? how do you even measure..i would like to see where mines stands...whats ideal

 

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Yeah i'll be adjusting the pinion angle. The angle you set it to depends on what kind of bushings you use. From what I have read for my car 1.5-2* down seems good. I will have 3 sperical bushings and 1 poly/rubber bushing. For you since you have poly bushings I would guess 3* down but maybe Rick 91GT will chime in.

You need an angle finder. I guess you just have to take a measurement to see where you're at, then adjust from there to see where you have to go. I have never done this but i'm willing to learn.

 

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and you do this with the car in the air and suspension stretched?? or on a ramp lift with weight on suspension?

 

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With the car on the ground and (I think) someone in the drivers seat thats about your weight.