installing lower control arms?

[Meatyshells]

i just got some Spohn Lower Control Arms (Tubular w/ poly bushings)
in the mail today, is there anything special i need to know when i put these on?
looks pretty straight forward

[FirebirdGT]

Re: installing lower control arms?

i just got some Spohn Lower Control Arms (Tubular w/ poly bushings)
in the mail today, is there anything special i need to know when i put these on?
looks pretty straight forward

Yeah, that they (tubular w/ poly bushings) are the worst LCA you can use (unless your car is pure drag strip).

How many times does this have to be discussed? :rant:

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[Meatyshells]

Re: installing lower control arms?

they cant be any worse than the stock ones can they?
and if worse comes to worse i can always change the bushing out right?

[FirebirdGT]

Re: installing lower control arms?

they cant be any worse than the stock ones can they?
and if worse comes to worse i can always change the bushing out right?

Sorry, but they are worse for your car than stock. They will stiffen the suspension, but at the price of inducing "suspension bind" which over stresses the attachment points.

http://tech.firebirdv6.com/suspension.html

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[kristen]

Re: installing lower control arms?

alot of people get them to get ride of "wheel hops" i'm guessing that is why you got them. if so...they were a good pick. is your car a daily driver?

[Meatyshells]

Re: installing lower control arms?

yeah, i put them on they helped a lot with traction. turning i could tell my back end wanted to kinda fishtail on me, but that was some hard turning. Overall i really like them, they arent as bad firebird gt made them out to be.

[FirebirdGT]

Re: installing lower control arms?

yeah, i put them on they helped a lot with traction. turning i could tell my back end wanted to kinda fishtail on me, but that was some hard turning. Overall i really like them, they arent as bad firebird gt made them out to be.

You're missing the point. Look at the link, and read the links inside. I didn't say it made your handling worse, I said it is worse for the car. You are over stressing the LCA attachment points when the LCA tries to twist. A stock LCA with poly bushings to mechanically better.

[Meatyshells]

Re: installing lower control arms?

i have talked to many people that have run the same thing for years and have had no problem.
but i do understand what you are saying

[FirebirdGT]

Re: installing lower control arms?

i have talked to many people that have run the same thing for years and have had no problem

You are obviously not reading the info in the links. So be it. It's you car.

Tubular LCA are the WORST LCA you can use on your car. The engineering stupidity is so obvious, but people still make them and people still buy into the hype. I'm done.

[Meatyshells]

Re: installing lower control arms?

ok with your words of wisdom i have decided to take them off untill i can get different ones.
what would you personally reccomend me getting?

[FirebirdGT]

Re: installing lower control arms?

ok with your words of wisdom i have decided to take them off untill i can get different ones.
what would you personally reccomend me getting?

Any LCA that TWISTS.

1LE
Stock w/ES poly bushings
rod ends

[ssms5411]

Re: installing lower control arms?

I have just about poly bushings everywhere on my car, never had any problems with them, If you have already bought them, I would put them on. They make a big difference over stock.

[IDoVoodoo]

Re: installing lower control arms?

take a look at these. i bought the street ones and am happy w/ them.


http://www.hotpart.com/index.php?p=s...id=3&sub_id=68

[bigbrian442]

Re: installing lower control arms?

This is what I have on my car, But in black. They do add a bit of road noise, But not as much as a loud Exhaust. If you read the links from FirebirdGT and you MUST HAVE tubular LCA's these are the ones Global West suggest.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Camar...mZ130170948042


Brian

[iGoRa]

Re: installing lower control arms?

ok with your words of wisdom i have decided to take them off untill i can get different ones.
what would you personally reccomend me getting?

Get Moog bushings inserts and paint your stock LCAs in red = :)
much less $ and better performer.

people who using poly everywhere they doing that for "looks" or don't really understand what is the difference between robber and polyester and how that affects handling. best LCAs are 3 piece with poly ball in the middle.