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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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are upper control arms worth the effort of putting them on or shood i juss put lower ones and leave the upper ones alone
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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youve got it all wrong man. you need both.
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 04:08 PM
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who makes a good kit. i was thinking about gatting a pair from hotchkis
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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not sure who makes the best kit. tommarow im installing granitelli upper and lowers on a cobra. i think they were only like 160 shipped
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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Email MDVadlasta. Im sure he could tell you whats the best ones. I personally wanna invest in those and subframe connectors.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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I use xc2motorsports one's if your budget permits either buy a set of alum one's or adjustables
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 06:27 PM
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The uppers help mostly with side to side rear end movement, the lowers help more for planting the tires during acceleration.
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