Best Lower Control Arms

[dowchr]

Looking for suggestions for the best lower control arms for the money.

I have a supercharged 97 make about 450 RWHP. Given that power what are the best control arms to go with?

I am thinking about Maxium Motorsport heavy duty's but they are a little pricey.

 

[MARK C]

I've got mega bite jr's on mine, hooks pretty good!

 

[THE RED 1]

I got kenny browns on my car ZERO wheel hop

 

[bumsoil]

I have j&m street/race I like them a lot

 

[IronSnake]

I have j&m street/race I like them a lot

+1 Second set I've owned. Awesome stuff. I recommended them to my buddy and he completely agrees as well.

 

[mustang3X]

Another for J&M

 

[98 Saleen Cobra]

What are your plans for the car?? Most control arms will be just fine.. But you probably don't need MM stuff if you're not going to be autocrossing or open tracking..

 

[SVT CAMR]

I could not agree more. They also make one with bushings on both sides.
1979-1998 & 1999-2004 Mustang Street/Race Rear Lower Control Arms W/ Weight Jack Spring Perch - J&M Products

What are you trying to do with the control arms. Traction?

For max traction there will come a point where you need to adjust your ride height in the rear. You will also need a good set of shocks. I could go on and on but I wont.

 

[b dub]

Best control arm: the one that corrects the design shortcomings of the factory arms.

There are only two in existence: J and M and MM.



/thread.

 

[1hot281]

Steeda makes a great control arm. Pricey, but great

Steeda 1979-04 Mustang Weight-Jacker Lower Control Arms - Made in the USA 555-4410 555-4411 555-4412 555-4413 555-4414

 

[dowchr]

Great feed back guys. Thanks.

Ultimatly I'm looking for what will make the car hook up best. The previous owner made built the car for straight line duty only. I want to be able to put the rear sway bar back on the car but use a LCA are will help get all the power to the ground best.

I will add there are drag shocks of some kind on the the car but not sure what they are. I'm open to good suggestions for a good set if shocks as well.

Thanks all for the help.

 

[slow2v]

my previous car cut 1.62 60fts with 287 rwhp @ 3300lbs with summit racing control arms
my current car cut 1.34 60ft with 677 rwhp @ 3500lbs with UPR control arms

Both cars were/are daily driven manuals

 

[SVT CAMR]

REAR:
Stock rear springs. Stock rear sway bar.
J&M products (street-race) http://www.hotpart.com/1979-1998-199...-spring-perch/ weight jacker lowers. baseline suspension (Street launch) http://www.baselinesuspensions.com/k...reetlaunch.htm relocated uppers. Strange 10 way adjustable shocks Strange Engineering Set to 5-6. stock sway bar OK! set ride height about 3/4" lower from stock. go from there.

Do the rear first and see if you need to spend more money on the front.

FRONT:
Remove front sway bar. 175 or 150 rate coil over Kit. http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-p...t-springs.html adjustable struts. (strange good bang for the buck) set to 2-3 go from there.

If you do not go with weight jackers plan on cutting 1 coil off each side of a set of stock rear springs. this will get you in the ball park for ride height.

Team Z also make some real nice pieces for suspension.

 

[97cobra1]

Rear setup:
MM lowers
Stock uppers (MM recommends)
MM shocks
4.10s
The new KDW tire from BFG in 275

I can mat the pedal in first and the car just grips and goes.

 

[uberstang1]

Team Z Motorsports, can't beat em.
Team Z Motorsports - Suspension Kits and Components for hardcore Mustangs & more!

 

[98 Saleen Cobra]

Best control arm: the one that corrects the design shortcomings of the factory arms.

There are only two in existence: J and M and MM.



/thread.

LOL WUUUUTTTTT.. Proof?? So you're saying Griggs is incorrect lol?? False.

 

[2DXTRM]

I had the Lakewood LCAs on my old car initially. 20150 was the part number. Did its job.

 

[b dub]

LOL WUUUUTTTTT.. Proof?? So you're saying Griggs is incorrect lol?? False.

Griggs... nobody can afford Griggs so I left them out by default lol. But yes they do have a street arm.


Honestly OP any arm with a spherical bearing at one end will come CLOSE to correcting the factory arm's flaws, and nearly every manufacturer makes a set. But they are going to cause a substantial increase in NVH and most average joe's aren't interested in that. They are also all going to increase the chances of torque box damage. If you want an arm that corrects the factory faults AND doesn't add NVH(noise/vibration/harshness) AND doesn't pose a risk for torque box damage, then you have the "poly-ball" arm by J/M and the urethane bumper/spherical bearing by MM. If you aren't an average joe then by all means go and spend a fraction of the cost for a set of UPR arms and you'll have an arm that will provide an improved launch while eliminating MOST of the bind that all urethane bushed(basically every arm mentioned in here besides J/M and MM) can create, but you still won't have an arm that poses no risk of torque box damage.

 

[Stopsign32v]

Looking for suggestions for the best lower control arms for the money.

I have a supercharged 97 make about 450 RWHP. Given that power what are the best control arms to go with?

I am thinking about Maxium Motorsport heavy duty's but they are a little pricey.

Damn, I just sold a set of MM HD's for $190 yesterday. They did help with traction a good bit.

 

[uberstang1]

Why spend all that money on MM when u can get spherical ended team z or hell even UPRs for less and there even lighter, MM is overpriced and adds weight.