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Old 03-08-2006, 09:45 PM
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i was thinking about getting upper and lower control arms. how much benifit would i get from them? is it worth the money? what brands are the best and are they really worth investing in. any info on these would be great. thankx.
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Old 03-08-2006, 09:46 PM
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ignore the uppers, as for lowers, my favorite are Maximum Motorsports, and yes, they live up to the hype and were one of my favorite mods
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so the uppers arent much help? im wanting to rid the quad shocks. do i replace these with the lowers?
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Is this for a drag car or a street car?
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get both man..lower get adjustable....then yank qauds.
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so the uppers arent much help? im wanting to rid the quad shocks. do i replace these with the lowers?
the stock quad link system sucks, I am slowly converting to a torque arm setup. What do you want to do with your car? I am into turning hard, not drag racing. What I want may not be what you want
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Old 03-08-2006, 09:58 PM
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well i drive mine everyday but im going to do alot of racing at streetfights this year. i want straight line traction. im getting subframes too. only need to support about 375-400rwhp
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Old 03-08-2006, 09:59 PM
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im also getting 18x10 wheels in the back and i want to delete the quads
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what is the best brand,steeda, maximum motorsports or kenny brown? i also found a set of upr upper and lower adjustable for under 200. have yall seen these kind?
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I am running the UPR double adjustable uppers and ajustable lowers along with the rear anti roll bar. It is your best bet for straight line traction and you can get the pinion angle set with the uppers where it needs to be. My best sixty foot times in my street car is 1.52 on motor. It hooks real hard with this set up, and runs straight. I was also fortunate to have Jeremy Motterella help me throught the adjustment and install as he works for and is sponsored by UPR. Their stuff is trick and it works.
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