uppers and lowers

[Jozey]

what are a good brand of control arms to go with for street and track use?nothing to much.any info will be helpfull.

 

[carbed87]

id stick with steeda myself, the always seem to put out a quality product

 

[DW5.0L]

I went with Maximum Motorsports lowers and FRPP uppers. There are many good ones out there, all depends on what you want to spend.

 

[CBZGT50]

I bought Summit brand and they are Tubular upper and lower with grease fittings. Nice and solid. Hard to do a power slide now since I have much better traction.

 

[ALMOST STOCK]

I went with Maximum Motorsports lowers and FRPP uppers.

Exactly the same setup I have and I feel that there is nothing wrong w/it.

 

[IntenseBlue]

How do HP Motorsport compare with Maximum Motorsport LCA's?

 

[Mr. Potato Head]

I have a set of UPR upper and lowers. The uppers are nonadjustable with poly on the chassis side, stock on the axle side. The lowers are spherical (per my request) on the chassis side and poly on the axle side.

Everybody says spherical are loud but I don't hear them at all....

 

[luckythirteen13]

i have UPR uppers and mega bite jr lowers.

 

[PRO50SC]

I bought these...
http://www.blueovalindustries.com/products.php?pid=614&openparent=1295&dealer=blueoval

Awesome quality and fit like a glove. Had them for over a year w/ no problems!!!

 

[Jozey]

i have seen the blue oval one and the UPR one.geuss i have to see what i can afford now.thanks for the info ya'll

 

[Blakthorn]

are these any good? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-0...ewItemQQcategoryZ33583QQitemZ8028960252QQrdZ1

any input?

 

[Curse]

i have UPR uppers and mega bite jr lowers.

Are your uppers adjustable? How does it hook? I might try that same set-up.

 

[PRO50SC]

are these any good? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-0...ewItemQQcategoryZ33583QQitemZ8028960252QQrdZ1

any input?

Go with these. They look heavier and have grease fittings for the bushings.
http://www.blueovalindustries.com/products.php?pid=614&openparent=1295&dealer=blueoval

Plus they are on my car in case you missed my post above.

Check out the difference
Mine

The ones on e=bay

Big dif in size construction. And they are a couple bucks cheaper

 

[Blakthorn]

cool thanks...did you notice the difference after you put them on?

 

[PRO50SC]

cool thanks...did you notice the difference after you put them on?

Yes, the rear felt alot stiffer. Not so much give like the stockers. Like I said, I'm very happy with them. I have seen them on e-bay as well. Blue Oval also has an e-bay store. But they are the same price as the on line store so save yourself the trouble and just order direct.

 

[knowlegeable1]

Question about install, Is it easy? how much time/effort is needed? thanks.

 

[PRO50SC]

Question about install, Is it easy? how much time/effort is needed? thanks.

Depends on your level of mechanical ability and if your working on jackstands. I did it at work on my lift. It's not a big deal. Couple of hours or so.

 

[knowlegeable1]

ok, im pretty mechanically inclined, and have help, and also a master mechanic neighbor who can help if theres a serious problem. JAck stand will be used? is there a write up somewhere? or is it pretty self explanatory? Also, DOes Blueoval have them in blue? the pic looks blue but they say black? thanks for the help, sorry to semi thread jack.

 

[Mr. Potato Head]

I would schedule the better part of a day to do it on jack stands. The concept of the install is very easy. Two bolts per arm (8 total). Then you have to factor in little things like dropping the exhaust because your ratchet won't fit with it in place, removing the wheels, sway bar, etc to remove the lowers and other little incidentals. The little things add up.

 

[IntenseBlue]

It shouldn't be that hard. I've got my car up on a lift right now and I was very surprised to notice how easy everything is to get to.