DragRaceResults.Com    Bracket Talk    Bracket Talk Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Tech Talk - by Abruzzi    upper and lower control arms
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
upper and lower control arms
 Login/Join
 
DRR Trophy
Picture of racerbug
posted
I have a 1977 vette with stock control arms i found a company that has tubular upper and lower control arms. Is their a advantage to changing them?
 
Posts: 11 | Location: Lake Worth Florida | Registered: January 30, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Sportsman
Picture of Hotrod Corvette
posted Hide Post
If the uppers are adjustable you can take the shims out and set the alignment with the adjustable upper. The shims can fall out if you don't keep a check on the tightness of the nuts on a regular basis.


Burt

I'm So Proud To Be An American And Not A Democrat...

 
Posts: 1234 | Location: Clinton Township, MI | Registered: September 16, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
And if they are adjustable, you can probably dial up more caster than would be possible with the stock setup. Take care. Tom Worthington


If it seems that bracket racing has gotten too expensive for you, maybe you are just doing it wrong.
 
Posts: 1281 | Location: Rocky Mount, NC | Registered: December 01, 1999Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR S/Pro
Picture of Lenny5160
posted Hide Post
I have tubular control arms on my Nova. It works just fine, but if I could do it again I'd spend the money on good bushings, springs, and shocks rather than the control arms themselves.


Tony Leonard
 
Posts: 3260 | Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN | Registered: March 18, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  
 

DragRaceResults.Com    Bracket Talk    Bracket Talk Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Tech Talk - by Abruzzi    upper and lower control arms

© DragRaceResults.com 2024