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Old 07-09-2013, 03:11 PM
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Consider the possibility that you might need torque box work on these old foxes when you're getting ready to do uppers. BMR adjustable uppers and non adjustable lowers, love it.
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Old 07-09-2013, 03:33 PM
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I went with UPR stuff. High quality uppers & lowers with torque boxes should handle anything you throw at them.
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Old 07-09-2013, 04:36 PM
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^i've got the UPR torque box kit, good ****.
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Old 07-10-2013, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebeastsrt
I went with UPR stuff. High quality uppers & lowers with torque boxes should handle anything you throw at them.
^^the good stuff!
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Old 07-13-2013, 02:36 PM
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I'd go with a set of matching uppers and lowers. I DO NOT recommend any arms made from square tubing with "hard" square mounting brackets on the ends (they tend to crack more than round tubes). Unless you go with bearing mounted (spherical rod ends) you will always run into binding upon suspension flex (unrated spring action). It is this flex/bind that causes structural failures in the control arms. Another solution to this bind issue is to grind off just enough of the bushing and metal insert ends to prevent this bind from occurring.
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