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Old 10-23-2014, 09:38 AM   #1
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Lower control arms cannot be adjustable. Global West makes a nice lower, and the uppers can be adjustable, Team Z, Wild Rides, and UPR have nice ones.
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Old 10-23-2014, 09:49 AM   #2
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We've used the UPR ones on so many different class Mustangs with great results. I'm currently gathering parts for my Fox body stocker and it will wear UPR rear suspension components.
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Old 10-23-2014, 03:23 PM   #3
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Here is my take on this subject. For rear suspension double adjustable uppers everybody makes them, both upper and lower needs to have spherical in all joints, this will make your rear suspension very free when this happens you will need to do some thing like a sway bar or others use air bags to help this. Finding lower arms with spherical bearing in both ends is rare I think BMR makes some.
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Old 10-23-2014, 03:27 PM   #4
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Here is my take on this subject. For rear suspension double adjustable uppers everybody makes them, both upper and lower needs to have spherical in all joints, this will make your rear suspension very free when this happens you will need to do some thing like a sway bar or others use air bags to help this. Finding lower arms with spherical bearing in both ends is rare I think BMR makes some.
Pricey, but very nice... http://www.cjponyparts.com/bmr-rear-...-1998/p/LCA39/
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Old 10-23-2014, 09:28 PM   #5
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Here is my take on this subject. For rear suspension double adjustable uppers everybody makes them, both upper and lower needs to have spherical in all joints, this will make your rear suspension very free when this happens you will need to do some thing like a sway bar or others use air bags to help this. Finding lower arms with spherical bearing in both ends is rare I think BMR makes some.
I would love to spherical bearing on the lowers, but once again, if you get a tech guy with a stiffy, you will wish you had bushings and a grease gun.
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I would love to spherical bearing on the lowers, but once again, if you get a tech guy with a stiffy, you will wish you had bushings and a grease gun.
A couple of rings of soft rubber on the outside and ..ah never mind...I didn't say it.
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A couple of rings of soft rubber on the outside and ..ah never mind...I didn't say it.
Lol...in the end it probably wouldnt amount to much if any improvement anyway. I'll just stick to the tried and true cheap routes.
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Lol...in the end it probably wouldnt amount to much if any improvement anyway. I'll just stick to the tried and true cheap routes.
I tend to agree with you.

That type of suspension does rely on the rubber bushings to keep it from binding as it goes through it's travel. However it's generally accepted that you only need about 1" of separation to plant the tires. You should be able to obtain that much with heim uppers and just a small amount of play in the lower sleeves.

In reality though , I would think all you need in a lower class auto Stocker, is the hard poly type bushing with grease fittings. That kind of set up should last a long time.
I would at least check the lower left one once in a while though.
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Lower control arms cannot be adjustable. Global West makes a nice lower, and the uppers can be adjustable, Team Z, Wild Rides, and UPR have nice ones.
By adjustable I meant the spring perches, not in length. Would these be legal? Are you guys using a sway bar on the rear?
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we are usin adj uppers but lakewood traction action lowers . so far works great
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