I was just curious what control arm's everyone is running and why. Do you like them? Do you wish you would have went with a different brand?
What control arms are you running?
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Night Shifter
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trombonedemon
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joshjwc9
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Hopefully yours are the XD's! I know mine are slightly noisy to my friend who drives a quiet Civic, but in reality with the Magnapacks on and the stereo up I can't hear any NVH. There is a slight hum from road noise with the radio off and idling, and there isn't any vibration and the harshness is to be expected with a LCA with spherical bearings! They made a huge difference in the jump from Steeda's HD LCA's with Urethane bushings.
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trombonedemon
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I've been using white lithium grease for the bushings (poly), the bushings will stay quiet for 3 days then squeak. I'm gonna try some thick axle grease next time, hopefully the noise will stop.
When I first test drove the LCA's, I felt like I was floating on air, the car felt so much more stable. Road noise, like was stated, does increase but, can be dealt with.
When I first test drove the LCA's, I felt like I was floating on air, the car felt so much more stable. Road noise, like was stated, does increase but, can be dealt with.
crazystang25
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Blackone51
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I just ordered these,
Mustang Complete Rear Control Arm Kit (79-98) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!
I hope these work out OK. I dropped like $1000 for shock/struts, springs, and energy suspension full bushing kit and when I tried to press out the upper control arm the thing mangled. I thought these would work OK and gotta love the fittings for regreasing.
Mustang Complete Rear Control Arm Kit (79-98) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!
I hope these work out OK. I dropped like $1000 for shock/struts, springs, and energy suspension full bushing kit and when I tried to press out the upper control arm the thing mangled. I thought these would work OK and gotta love the fittings for regreasing.
fshawn50
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Got the Steeda's But the Adjustable Lowers&uppers 
CNC'd so no weld's to worry about.
They handle great. Now on to the frontend. Like to get a aftermarket kmember into mine to lighten up the frontend? Come'on Lottery
CNC'd so no weld's to worry about.
They handle great. Now on to the frontend. Like to get a aftermarket kmember into mine to lighten up the frontend? Come'on Lottery
jeremy canter
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I run these arms, and although they made a world of difference, I would be more than happy to switch to something MUCH quieter. I've done a million things to stop these from squeaking to no avail. With my locker paired up with these huge tires, whenever I make slow, tight turns, the wheels scrub a bit and make my control arms chirp like crazy. It makes me feel like my car's a creaky old battleship.
joshjwc9
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I think the fact that you are running a locker too has to factor into the equation. The spherical ends don't have any give and when taking turns, the tires have nowhere to go since they are trying to spin at the same speeds. Where the LCA's tightened with vehicle weight on them? That might cause some squeaking too..
Stark77
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Granatellis - cheap, effective, and good re-greasable bushings. 30k miles on them, no probs, and I cut a 1.8 60ft with an automatic, stock stall, DR's, and 3.73's. If you're throwing a lot of power at the rear, I'd go with something beefier, though.
I was just curious what everyone's preference was on control arms. Personally, I am a big fan of UPR products. I plan on running their double adjustable uppers and single adjustable lowers with sypherical bushings.
98COBRA281
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i run UPR everything! im cutting 1.6-7 60's launching gently(4000-4500) because of the stock rear/trans
i let it rip once at the track at 6000rpms+ but it just blew the tires off...
i let it rip once at the track at 6000rpms+ but it just blew the tires off...
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