AirborneCZ

cant figure out precise name in english for this part:



front trailing arm??? front control arm?

Ive just checked it and I need to replace both ASAP (18 K miles!!) preferably with something aftermarket but dont know how its called lol



I guess 1 of the result of my extensive circuit racing

rom8bszfh2cg5q7s4pap

Front suspension lower control arm.

AirborneCZ

thanks.
thing is Ford doesnt import Stang parts as its not officially sold by Ford here so Im willing to pay more anyway

I didnt uninstall the arms to inspect if the material of arms themselves is damaged, but when i applied force on either of the front wheels they move back and forth the way they definitely shouldnt so maybe its "only" bushings....

06tyrfryr

AJE makes lower control arms for the front as well as K members. I have some ordered for mine to reduce weight in the front end, not because of wear, they will also have rod ends instead of the bushings which will allow them to articulate up and down without as much resistance.

Supercruzin

How many miles/kilometers do you have on your car?What are the road conditions were you live? An 05 shouldn't have bushing failure yet...... I hope!

AirborneCZ

Ill look it up, thanks for tip.

do you think I could maybe solve it with one of these?

http://www.steeda.com/products/front...ushing_kit.php
http://www.steeda.com/products/steed...m_bush_kit.php



18 K miles, roads not very good, lots of old historic Prague parts where I live has those 18th century cobblestones

157dB

Its technically called a reverse "L" lower control arm.

northy_polk

did you make a decision on this yet? i had the bmr tubular arms on there, but turns out they are not strong enough for road racing type applications. they cracked. i didn't know that BMR is a mostly drag racing company, so....

i'd recommend staying away from the tubular aftermarket arms. go with new bushings from prothane or one of the other aftermarket companies, or order the svt front control arms from fordracingparts.com. they are stock on the gt500. they bolt right up, have new ball joints and stiffer bushings. get an alignment afterwards and youre good to go. easy peazy.

let me know if you have any more questions and i'll see what i can do!

also!!! if you have front end noise that you cannot find, you may/probably need the updated upper strut mounts. there are [at least] 2 TSBs for these, one for certain 2005s and one for later models.

exx1976

Depending on how much you want to spend, Griggs Racing has a tubular front end.. The whole K member, cradle, SLA rig, Koni's, springs.. It's pricey, but if I had the $$, it'd be towards the top of my list for install.. It's the GR40 suspension. I think the street rig for the front end is something like $6800, or you can get the front and rear (including watts link) for like $8700..