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mopargorillagarage frontend components
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04/07/13 05:27 PM
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Saw some control arms and strut rods on ebay from this place. Anybody have any experiences with them??
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Re: mopargorillagarage frontend components
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04/07/13 08:51 PM
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Looked it over.
The strut rod deal looks like something that would work well. The stock rubber gets worn and loose. Course a guy who can weld and fabricate would have some easier/cheaper alternatives. His deal should be light as it used aluminum tube.
I have seen this upper control arm deal before. It should work with a lot of adjustability. You could cut your existing mounts and weld something strong in place of them.
One thing comes to mind a guy who does a lot of building on Mopars could use this stuff to test and try different geometry and fit. Then simply make non adjustable permanent control arm or strut rod when building on stock suspension bolt on components.
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Re: mopargorillagarage frontend components
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Quote:
Looked it over.
The strut rod deal looks like something that would work well. The stock rubber gets worn and loose. Course a guy who can weld and fabricate would have some easier/cheaper alternatives. His deal should be light as it used aluminum tube.
I have seen this upper control arm deal before. It should work with a lot of adjustability. You could cut your existing mounts and weld something strong in place of them.
One thing comes to mind a guy who does a lot of building on Mopars could use this stuff to test and try different geometry and fit. Then simply make non adjustable permanent control arm or strut rod when building on stock suspension bolt on components.
Leon
Pretty much my thoughts too. I can do fabrication to suit myself most of the time. On the other hand, you have to take into consideration the amount of time building the proto-type, the costs of materials, the costs of more materials after you don't like the first attempt, etc. versus the time to bolt on a finished product. Even if I had to do some minor changes to his product, it may be simpler and quicker. I believe the ones with the billet end would be better and quicker to install. This is something I have wanted to do to my frontend for some time now. Just happened to run accross these.
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Recieved the strut rods yesterday. All looks good. Will install when I have time. I haven't weighed them yet, but feel super light, almost scary light..??
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