opinions on granetelli

[ujslost]

what your guys opinions on granetelli weight jackers for rear control arms?


or just the straight plain looking round tubular LCA's and matchin uppers from them also?

[Italian LX]

I've heard (and seen) bad things from their control arms. Of course, the one I saw was a few years back, so maybe their quality control has improved since then. :shrug:



. . . I still recommend the F5R units. ;)

[coupe]

:werd: There are a bunch of control arm brands out there. The only two I've ever seen have issues were:
1)Granatelli (Scothew's car) and
2)UPR (slvrbullit's car).

Plenty others to choose from IMO.

[97cobrasvt]

I dont like Granatelli's quality at all. I bought a coil over kit for the front and the quality was horable (SP).

[Sendero]

My opinion: I wouldn't put Granatelli anything on my worst enemies car. The internet is chocked full of information about failed suspension components made by Granatelli errr... I mean chinese manufacturing.

Factory 5, Maximum Motorsports, or even Pro3i arms would be the best choices.

[QWKSNKE]

:werd: There are a bunch of control arm brands out there. The only two I've ever seen have issues were:
1)Granatelli (Scothew's car) and
2)UPR (slvrbullit's car).

Plenty others to choose from IMO.

Funny you should mention that. I was going to rank Granatelli and UPR in the same category when I read the original post. Both companies sell junk in my opinion.

Everything Granatelli sells is a knockoff of some other company's product

[SvoBrown]

I have a set you can try out. Need new bushings but they have no cracks or bends. I beat the crap out of them while they were on my svo. I got them real cheap off ebay a few years ago. Got better stuff under the car now. PM me if you want to see them.

[89five0Gt]

Funny you should mention that. I was going to rank Granatelli and UPR in the same category when I read the original post. Both companies sell junk in my opinion.

Everything Granatelli sells is a knockoff of some other company's product

Really? I didn't think UPR was that bad. I hope my k-member ain't a POS

[QWKSNKE]

Really? I didn't think UPR was that bad. I hope my k-member ain't a POS

Italian told me a while back that Shankin recommended a UPR k member that was mostly a track car. It is not recommended for a heavily used street car.

[qkjuicedpony]

Steeda:D

[SvoBrown]

Steeda is the best (what i think)
Maybe next best thing is...
http://www.evolutionmsport.com/evmCart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

[blackcoupe]

I have both upper and lower and they work really good on my car with me having 1.4 60ft times so for. and 6.80 in the 8th at 101 mph

[ujslost]

Thanks for the info guys.

What about megabites? like those? a friend suggested them to me as well.

[SvoBrown]

http://picasaweb.google.com/svobrown/Belt/photo#5180188822680764834
The older ones are much weaker than I had remember. Here are some pic's. Thin wall tube for the axle and not much bushing to hold them tight. These only had 4k or 5k on them. A few times down the track and some autocross on them.
Pay some good money on arms! These will be on ebay soon. I don't plan to use them. or sell them to anyone around here.

[SvoBrown]

http://jdsperformance.com/index.asp?initemuid=443&fcmd=item&inmake=0
http://jdsperformance.com/index.asp?incatuid=126&fcmd=cat&inmake=0

Spend your money on something that will last!

[ujslost]

WOW. thanks man. Granetelli out!

[tayzoid1]

svo brown, are these arms better than stock? will they improve traction at all? and how much you want for them i need anything better than what i got.

[89five0Gt]

Italian told me a while back that Shankin recommended a UPR k member that was mostly a track car. It is not recommended for a heavily used street car.

But wouldn't the springs and struts effect that? they offer a drag spring and a street spring made by eibach (sp). if you get the drag spring, it may not be worth a crap on the street. Either way, mine should be fine b/c its not a DD, atleast i hope.

[SvoBrown]

I like what I have on the svo now for sure. The stock svo lowers were good to me but the spring adjustment was a better fix for the rear. I have eibach springs on my svo also and really like the rear but the front don't work well with the koin's. On the control arms., I would weld on some metal on them before I put them on a car. But they did good. Just the bushings were junk from the start. Nylon would have been a better choice. stiff and hear all the road noise that way.

[QWKSNKE]

But wouldn't the springs and struts effect that? they offer a drag spring and a street spring made by eibach (sp). if you get the drag spring, it may not be worth a crap on the street. Either way, mine should be fine b/c its not a DD, atleast i hope.

My comment is not based on drivability as much as it is the strength. Most tubular k-members cannot hold to the abuse of a mostly street driven car

[89five0Gt]

My comment is not based on drivability as much as it is the strength. Most tubular k-members cannot hold to the abuse of a mostly street driven car

ok, i understand what your saying now.

[ujslost]

Well I picked up a set of megabite jrs

[blue90lx]

When? :banana:

[ujslost]

Last night!

[blue90lx]

Last night!

Hell yeah man! :metal:

[sleepinggt]

grantelli is garbage, i ordered one part of theirs(adjustable uppers) and the heim joint looked like it had been welded by a retarded ray charles on crack and i got into an argument with JR's ass about it and he claimed they couldn't possibly be his :jerkit:

[QWKSNKE]

grantelli is garbage, i ordered one part of theirs(adjustable uppers) and the heim joint looked like it had been welded by a retarded ray charles on crack and i got into an argument with JR's ass about it and he claimed they couldn't possibly be his :jerkit:

:rofl:

[CrazyInBlack]

isn't granetelli the one that scott said was the crappiest thing he had ever put on his car and that their professionalism was atrocious