hotheadbuddy

i bent my lower control arm and now have a good excuse to upgrade to adjustable , or double adjustable. im not much of a suspension guy and would like to keep a somewhat ok ride. what advantages if any would i get if any from changing to one of the aftermarket parts. it is a 95 t/a with 1LE springs and bilstein shocks. some strip use but 95% street use. thanks for any tips.

bluz28

IMO the J&M LCA Are quiet, offer great articulation(no binding), and you can't beat the price for what they offer.
I've had regular poly/poly, poly/rod-end, and also rod-end/rod-end rear control arms.
And I currently have the J&Ms with the 3 piece poly-ball on both ends, and I'm really happy/impressed with them!

http://www.hotpart.com/shop/index.ph...ct_detail&p=42

hotheadbuddy

is ther any benifit with the adjustable or double adjustable ?

camarobird92

Just being able to move the tire around in the wheelwell. If you need clearence to run bigger tires or something.

Z-RATED94

You can make sure the rearend is square if you can adj. them. If you have relocation brackets this would be a go idea.

bluz28

At stock ride height you don't need LCA relocation brackets. So no, you don't need adjustable LCAs, just good articulation. With rod-end/rod-end lca the main reason their adjustable is so the rod-ends can be replaced when they wear-out, the adjust-ability is just a side benefit of that.
Yeah, the rod-end/rod-end lca offer good articulation, but they will increase road noise transfer, and will eventually get really noisy. This I know for a fact!

Just make your decision, based on your priorities.



Correction!you can benefit from relocation brackets at stock height, for drag racing.

Thanks for the correction, Injuneer!

Injuneer

Depends what you use your car for. LCA relo brackets will help 1/4-mile performance by controlling the angle of the LCA to the body when the body squats on launch. Using LCA relo brackets should not require an adjustable LCA, since the holes in the brackets are typically located on an arc, so that the stock LCA length can be used without the axle moving forward.

Shon Herron

UMI 20% off sale going on till Dec 1 at midnight.

hotheadbuddy

i was looking at the umi crome moly adjustable poly / poly control arms i dont want to spend the most but i do not want to look back and wish i would have spent alittle more. do you know if these are quiet? the pt. # is 2018c at the ws6 store. thanks for you help.

mdacton

spend the money now and get good stuff. No need in spending it twice.

I went with wolfe...all of them are about the same. But I have offset ones

EviLZ28

If I may ask how did you bend the lower control arm? Any damage to the wheel. The reason I ask is I have replaced a few lower control arms in my day. Some where as easy as changing the lower control arm and others needed a knuckle or even worse, a cradle. Just curious on what you hit and and what speed. Unless we are talking about the rear lower control arms, Then scratch what I have said if you where.

hotheadbuddy

i put the car in a ditch bent the rim and axle in the rear along with the lca.

Shon Herron

They will be the quietest option for an adjustable set up.
I can not see the need to spend the extra $40 for CM but that is your choice.

UMI Adj Poly/Poly LCAs and dont forget to use coupon code UMI before Midnight on Monday Dec 1.

bluz28

Those LCAs will work fine as long as you don't expect them to be good for corner carving, otherwise their the wrong choice(binding).
Been there, done that.

Good luck with your choice!

hotheadbuddy

is there an adjustable set that would be quite and good for carving corners ? thanks.