What Exactly do Upper and LowerControl Arms Do?
Sparks
mounted. They support and locate the front wheel. The shock absorber
mounts to the lower control arm. Hope this makes sense...it's much easier
to show you on a car!
FORD5LITRE wrote in message <19990210235247...@ng97.aol.com>...
>I am talking about the ones that are advertised in the Mustang rags for 150
>bucks (Factory 5 Racing etc.).
>
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>George L
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FORD5LITRE
Chris Matthaei
>Control arms are the suspension components in which the ball joints are
>mounted. They support and locate the front wheel. The shock absorber
>mounts to the lower control arm. Hope this makes sense...it's much easier
>to show you on a car!
The Factory 5 control arms he's asking about are rear control arms. They
are what connects the rear axle to the rear subframe. Aftermarket rear
control arms are usually stronger than stock, so they won't flex as much.
most of them also come with polyurathane bushings, which reduces mushiness
in the rear suspension. My stock rubber bushings are so bad, when I punch
it in 2nd or 3rd, the rear axle actually steers the car and I have to
correct with the steering wheel. That's one reason I got the F5 control
arms. The lower arms are $150 for the pair, but for $50 more, you get some
nice uppers too. The uppers aren't as critical, but you'll get the
polyurathane bushings on the one end, and they're the same nice Ford-blue
to match the lowers. :)
>FORD5LITRE wrote in message
<19990210235247...@ng97.aol.com>...
>>I am talking about the ones that are advertised in the Mustang rags for 150
>>bucks (Factory 5 Racing etc.).
Chris Matthaei
'91 5.0 LX --> 13.53@106.7
'93 Civic DX --> considerably slower
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