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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: ROADRCR]
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02/24/13 10:58 PM
02/24/13 10:58 PM
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Posts: 16,161 Mesa, Arizona
dart4forte
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I have a set of tubular upper control arms made by Cap Auto that I purchased before they were bought out by QA1. Has anyone had any experience with this product? I have heard some negative feedback on their stuff and I am thinking that before risk tearing up my 73 Cuda maybe a better route would be a set of Firm Feel or MagnumForce arms. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Do the arms have gussets supporting the tube where it mates with the ball joint housing? There was a member here on Moparts several years ago that was running the CAP arms and luckily he was going fairly slow when one of them failed right at where the tube meets the ball joint housing. I would make that mod myself or better yet toss those, chalk it up to experience and either go with the Hotchkis or or Firm Feel arms.
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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: topside]
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02/27/13 08:07 PM
02/27/13 08:07 PM
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WheelsUp73
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I probably bought the last set of upper arms from Cap as they were selling out to QA-1. They welded extra gussets to the balljoint holder and they are holding up fine after a few hundred wheelstands. Here is a vid of the punishment we put them through.Its alittle dark til I hit the loud pedal. http://youtu.be/ux4dEsgBY7E
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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: WheelsUp73]
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02/27/13 11:42 PM
02/27/13 11:42 PM
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WheelsUp73
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I probably bought the last set of upper arms from Cap as they were selling out to QA-1. They welded extra gussets to the balljoint holder and they are holding up fine after a few hundred wheelstands. Here is a vid of the punishment we put them through.Its alittle dark til I hit the loud pedal.
http://youtu.be/ux4dEsgBY7E
I should have included that the balljoint in the Cap arm was garbage after 2 months of wheelstands( 50 passes) and now I run the QA1 balljoints and they are holding up great after 1 1/2 years of beating on em.
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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: migsBIG]
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02/28/13 02:18 AM
02/28/13 02:18 AM
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Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA
Kern Dog
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I can vouch for magnum force upper control arms..... I can stay I've seen a control arm of theirs fail in a long time...
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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: Kern Dog]
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03/10/13 01:37 AM
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I have a brand new set of magnum force upper control arms for a A body powdercoated red in the box . never installed because I have a 69 b body and thats what I ordered them for > they would not take them back they stole my 400 dollars !! very nasty bad people tp deal with !!!! I have cap uppers with 3000 hard miles on them no problems and the rest HOTcHKISS they ARE AWESUME to deal with !!!
IF YOU ARE NOT WRECKING STUFF YOU ARE NOT LEARNING !
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Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
[Re: sparcy]
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03/10/13 05:02 AM
03/10/13 05:02 AM
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Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA
Dan@Hotchkis
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I have a brand new set of magnum force upper control arms for a A body powdercoated red in the box . never installed because I have a 69 b body and thats what I ordered them for > they would not take them back they stole my 400 dollars !! very nasty bad people tp deal with !!!! I have cap uppers with 3000 hard miles on them no problems and the rest HOTcHKISS they ARE AWESUME to deal with !!!
Glad to hear you are happy with our stuff and our help!
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