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Old 04-18-2009, 10:06 AM
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anyone using the pro, adjustable, lowers?

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Old 04-18-2009, 11:01 AM
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I got them. Good stuff......mine have no sway bar mounts, turns some people off though.
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Old 04-18-2009, 12:26 PM
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well, pros/cons of not using the rear swaybar? ive always just left it on.

any pics of them installed? or even off the car?
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Old 04-18-2009, 07:51 PM
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not the adjustables but i did have the standard upr sfc's and they seem to be good quality. worth the money so i dont see why the adjustables would be any different
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Old 04-18-2009, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JJ03MustangGT
not the adjustables but i did have the standard upr sfc's and they seem to be good quality. worth the money so i dont see why the adjustables would be any different
I assume you meant "lca's" instead of "sfc's".
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Old 04-18-2009, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sstang
I assume you meant "lca's" instead of "sfc's".
haha my bad, ive been drinkin all day at the beach and just got back from hooters so my mind is all messed up.
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Old 04-19-2009, 01:55 AM
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im the type of guy who ussually doesnt mind driving a racecar on the street..

but after having a solid rear with solid hiem joints on each end, I HATED IT..

and i know you might think, that everyone who says that is a *****, and that you wont mind it, or you will get used to it..

But no it strait up sucks..

also a car a did a while back, urethane in the lower, alum. bushing in the housing, and hiem joints in the uppers, and it had a constant vibration at highway speeds....
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Old 04-19-2009, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by blackonblacksls
im the type of guy who ussually doesnt mind driving a racecar on the street..

but after having a solid rear with solid hiem joints on each end, I HATED IT..

and i know you might think, that everyone who says that is a *****, and that you wont mind it, or you will get used to it..

But no it strait up sucks..

also a car a did a while back, urethane in the lower, alum. bushing in the housing, and hiem joints in the uppers, and it had a constant vibration at highway speeds....

^ This is a matter of opinion and certainly subjective, but generally correct.

My car is completely suspended by spherical (Heim) joints and is fine until I get to a rough road. At this point, it can rattle more than a little bit. This is a trade off for good handling, but these LCA's WILL introduce NVH into your ride. ANY good LCA that is aftermarket will also produce noice, but not necessarily as much. A tubular poly/poly one is going to be somewhat less, but also WORSE than stock in some ways. The spherical end allows better articulation of the rear axle and is a fundamental issue with the Mustang 4-link out back.

I personally recommend these UPR LCA's, but just be warned of the trade-off. There is NO WAY I can tell you what it is like, you need to find a car with these and go for a ride over ALL kinds of roads.

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Old 04-19-2009, 03:35 PM
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i took my sh!tty ebay control arms and chopped the urethane bushings off and tig'd on some threaded ends with 3/4 joints on the body side, steel plates on the axle side for the lowers and left the urethane bushings in for the uppers on the axle side and it wasn't that bad to drive it on the street. thats also with no rear interior so i imagine it would have been even less noticable with the seat/ sound deadening stuff installed.
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