Posted By: ROADRCR
CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/24/13 04:34 AM
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.
Posted By: Dan@Hotchkis
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/24/13 04:57 AM
Our cars are the fastest around the country. Our quality and support is second to none. Remember when shopping for suspension parts, you get what you pay for.
http://www.hotchkis.net/
Posted By: Jim_Lusk
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/24/13 05:15 AM
I can't vouch for anybody (except RMS), but Magnum Force has never had a good reputation (and my one attempt at dealing with them was very unsatisfactory). One has to respect Hotchkis for getting out there and thrashing their products...
Posted By: migsBIG
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/27/13 08:29 PM
I can vouch for magnum force upper control arms. I've had 2 cars with them and they worked awesome! I plan on installing 2 more on my other projects when the time comes. They did have some problems in the late past, but have went to better customer service 2-3 years ago and do try to work with customers. I can stay I've seen a control arm of theirs fail in a long time and they have good parts and decent prices compared to others. How many companies offer 3 diffrent tubular control arms per model depending on vehicle needs? I might be a little biased as I been buying from theym for the last 15 years and never had a problem or parts failure. When the time comes for a full front suspension upgrade, Magnum Force will be what I will go with, while I am using hotchkis rear leaf springs on my cars.
As for CAP products, I saw those at MATS a few years back and was not impressed and a certified welder that was with us said the work on the arms was so-so and did not look like something you would use on a street car.
Posted By: topside
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/27/13 09:42 PM
Especially when it comes to suspension & brakes, a company confident enough to thrash their parts in public - successfully - is most likely building a good product.
Posted By: WheelsUp73
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/28/13 12:07 AM
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
Posted By: komninon
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 02/28/13 01:43 AM
i am using FIRM FEEL on my street driven 68 charger for two years and are great. customer service the best.
Posted By: sparcy
Re: CAP AUTO TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS - 03/10/13 05:37 AM
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 !!!