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General Category => Hybrid/Tech => Topic started by: t_cel_t on August 11, 2009, 04:42:23 AM

Title: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: t_cel_t on August 11, 2009, 04:42:23 AM

so i got the cheap ebay suspension kit and it comes with upper control arms that are a little different then the stockers. the stockers seem to pivot a lot easier. they have like a little sleeve that allows the UCA to pivot, the new afermarket ones dont really work the same. i torqued them to the recommended specs but the fuckers dont move at all. is this right? like i cant move them up or down at all, well i can force it really hard and it moves but it doesnt seem right.

Title: Re: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: turbob16hatch on August 11, 2009, 03:59:54 PM

so you replaced 20 yr old worn out a-arms/bushings with new ones and they seem stiff?  haha  :?:

Title: Re: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: t_cel_t on August 11, 2009, 04:48:40 PM

there are no bushings like the old ones, just a steel sleeve that doesnt work like the old ones. it doesnt pivot at all

Title: Re: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: turbob16hatch on August 11, 2009, 04:56:11 PM

what? a picture of the two would help alot.

Title: Re: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: turbob16hatch on August 11, 2009, 05:01:54 PM

this is what they should look like.

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.superstreetonline.com%2Ff%2F11949705%2Bw750%2Bst0%2F130_0812_43_z%2Bsuspension_tech%2Bif_youre_skilled.jpg&hash=9896c88ae632f2a3677edea99d3442ec0e845c46)

and here are what the bushing's look like.

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.superstreetonline.com%2Ff%2F12880727%2Bw750%2Bst0%2F130_0812_48_z%2Bsuspension_tech%2Ba_arm_brackets_with_super_pro.jpg&hash=9c5e187940a2cdabf72b49782a72e3cea0871f88)

Title: Re: EF aftermarket upper control arms
Post by: 1slow91hf on August 12, 2009, 11:25:41 AM

did you put a good poly lube on them when you installed them cause if not it will be tighter then a broke O0 wallet