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Old 05-09-2005, 07:50 PM   #11
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Re: Want better 60's

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Originally Posted by Evil_Capri
In your oponion, does it matter if the stock uppers are newer? For example my car only has ~8500 miles, and I am about ready to start compiling suspension components, and have heard/read that an adjustable LCA on a newer car doesn't necessarily need upper control arms.
The BIG question is....

What is you goal with your car?

If its purely street with some drag racing mixed in then you will need uppers and lowers. What Brian and Tommy stated above concerning different "hardness" of each bushing material not only affects your torque boxes, but pinion angle and bind rates. You'll want to get something that has spherical bushings or something with a "softer" polyurethane. Reason I say "softer" is due to the sudden oversteer that can occur with super hard bushings being used in the UCA's. Factory Five racing is a good source for these trailing arms.

If you plan on serious corner burning, then you'll want to look into a Panhard Bar or Watts Link. Also, your UCA's will need to be replaced with either a Tri-Link or a Torque Arm.

Just make sure you pick a goal, research the requirements, and stick to it. A half-built suspension will make the car troublesome.
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