wHAT IS A GOOD SET OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS?

TASSY5 · 01-07-2007, 12:15 AM

I am going to be wanting to install a set in a couple of months to prevent wheel hop that could occur in the future with a Saleen SC.

What is a good brand and part number at a reasonable price.
Also how hard is the installation?

drbobvs · 01-07-2007, 12:31 AM

I have BMR's I Paid $119. I also have Steeda and paid $350. They both work the same. I changed to Steeda b/c I thought the BMR's transmitted a little too much noise. I found the Steedas, with their hollow,open design are slightly quieter and you can run your Ebrake cable through them like on the stock ones insted of using wire ties. I would stick with the BMR's though if I had to do it all over again. The price difference is just too much.

jayel579 · 01-07-2007, 12:41 AM

http://www.mustangforums.com/m_1696246/tm.htm#1700694

Read CrazyAl's responses in this thread. He has a ton of info on suspension setups for the S197. Alot of guys here have very good information, F1Fan to name another.

vsop · 01-07-2007, 01:23 AM

Best of both worlds would be the BMR adjustable with Poly bushing on one end and QA1 rod end on the other.

For best performance go with what I went with which is the QA1 rod end adjustable. Has the rod ends on both sides. It will have s=more NVH but it is the best for handling

RodeoFlyer · 01-07-2007, 07:54 AM

+1 on the poly/rod end combo. poly on the rear-end side of the control arm will bind up when turning - don't want that. beware having rod end on the body side. F'N NOISY! my panhard bar has rod ends and it annoys the hell out of me.

LAK3RS · 01-17-2007, 04:25 AM

It all depends on where your going with your car. I've got some CHE Tubular/Poly LCA's and Adj./Poly UCA coming in on Friday. I can't wait..

RodeoFlyer · 01-17-2007, 05:50 PM

it doesn't matter where you are going with your car - poly/poly arms will bind. the factory rubber bushings have enough "give" in them that it's not a problem. if your doing subframe connectors as well i wouldn't worry, but I personally wouldn't purposely add undue stress to the torque boxes and chasis.

07musclemustang · 05-24-2008, 11:17 PM

ok so then what brand and where to get????

cobra443 · 05-24-2008, 11:39 PM

If your going to do any hard launches on a regular basis(3k +rpm or useing slicks)you are going to need some billet lca's. I would reccomend either the BMR Billet LCA's ($229) or the Steeda Biller LCA's ($284).

Sleeper_08 · 05-25-2008, 04:46 PM

You should also consider getting the Steeda Adj UCA and mount 555-4109 as suggested by F1Fan. Do a search on his recent posts on UCA.

It was an absolute PITA to install but I no longer have any axle hop or windup on acceleration even with the Roush SC.