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Old 08-27-2012, 09:30 PM
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Default control arms, poly on one end or solid on both? jaz?

buying control arms for my sra swap, and have the options of either solid on both ends or solid on one end and poly the other. i know both poly is terrible for the torque boxes, but will one poly end be enough to not have a negative effect on the torque boxes while giving me a somewhat decent ride quality. obviously i'm converting from irs to sra so ride quality isn't a necessity in the least bit, and the car will not see many hard corners other than a good speed curve on an exit/on ramp or something like that.
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If ride quality doesn't matter that much just go with solid on both ends, what are the plans with the irs that is in the car now?
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I installed poly/solid arms on JEH's car, quality is still good with the ocasionaly poly urethane creak noise over bumps. I run solid heim/solid collar team z on mine and ride quality is fine they just make some noise over bumps and rough roads on good roads and highways I dont even know they are there.
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Old 08-28-2012, 08:42 AM
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Poly is fine for the TB's, so long as you have a spherical on the opposite end.

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Old 08-29-2012, 06:15 AM
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alright thanks guys. i'll prolly just get a set of solid on both sides, but if i can find some used ones with one poly/one solid i wanted to know if i could use them. 99gt i'll be selling the irs, have a pending sale to a guy in texas already.
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http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-9...trol-arms.html

These are what I'd recommend for a street car with no NVH concerns. They offer the best traction and they have mounting tabs for a stock style swaybar.
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those are the ones i was going to go with if i cant find any decent used ones. cant decide between the upr solid adjustable uppers or if i want to get some relocated uppers from baseline.
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Originally Posted by ctgreddy
those are the ones i was going to go with if i cant find any decent used ones. cant decide between the upr solid adjustable uppers or if i want to get some relocated uppers from baseline.
Team z> baseline. Team z, wolfe, UPR are what id be looking at.
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teamz is imo overpriced. i have one buddy that has all baseline and one buddy who has teamz. they both look very very identical and i've talked to both of them and they both know their stuff.
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Originally Posted by ctgreddy
teamz is imo overpriced. i have one buddy that has all baseline and one buddy who has teamz. they both look very very identical and i've talked to both of them and they both know their stuff.
There is a reason they look identical. Incidentally, Baseline Suspension came out first.
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