Joined: Sun Oct 05 2008, 02:48PM
Location: Burton New Brunswick Canada
Posts: 23
I was looking at the aftermarket upper control arms for Flipper. Quite pricey and when combined with shipping and customs to Canada, is outrageous. To that end I was thinking about moving the upper mounts so you don't have to change the control arm. I've done it on my stockcar to get more camber and caster. Has anyone done this on their cars? I was thinking, add height, about 1 inch, move out board 1/2 inch, and move them back 1/2 inch. This should get the upper arm more level, to reduce bump steer, aid in getting proper camber if lowered and increase caster for stability. Any thoughts out there?
Joined: Wed Aug 11 2010, 10:15AM
Location: E WA
Posts: 1230
heloguy wrote ...
I was looking at the aftermarket upper control arms for Flipper. Quite pricey and when combined with shipping and customs to Canada, is outrageous. To that end I was thinking about moving the upper mounts so you don't have to change the control arm. I've done it on my stockcar to get more camber and caster. Has anyone done this on their cars? I was thinking, add height, about 1 inch, move out board 1/2 inch, and move them back 1/2 inch. This should get the upper arm more level, to reduce bump steer, aid in getting proper camber if lowered and increase caster for stability. Any thoughts out there?
I agree that they are spendy but you get better control arms and the price includes polyurethane control arm bushings and the ball joints and all installed. And you can set the front end specs where you want.