Joined: Sat Dec 15 2007, 11:17AM
Location: New York
Posts: 36
Just suspensions will be releasing a limited run of Tubular upper controll arms for the c body 69-73 for around $400.00.. (there may be other years too,not shure call and ask ) .I called to inquire, and was told the first production run will probably be ready by the end of the summer of 08. If you feel as I do ,,, That these wounderfull cars have been overlooked in the resto parts world long enough..Then think about buying a pair. Fortunately or Unfortunately,The muscle car resto market is drivin by profit. Besides if you have a spring-summer street car driver like I do, and not a trailer queen,, Anything to help these heavy babies handle alittle better is a good thing.
Joined: Thu Oct 08 2009, 09:36PM
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3
Here's a personal horror story, courtesy of our good friends at Moog.
Long ago, I purchased and installed one of their products, contained in their yellow and blue box, in the early fall of 1979; an idler arm for a '68 Newport.
Then I drove to an evening college class, or should I say that I attempted to; I never made it, as the idler arm cracked into two pieces as I merrily rolled along U.S. route 301, with both front wheels heading in opposite directions at approximately 60 mph, smoke pouring off the tires and forcing the car to an unscheduled stop.
It's a wonder I wasn't killed. For a moment I sat there wondering what the hell was going on, the car having luckily slid toward the shoulder and not into other vehicles. Turning the Newport off and exiting, I looked in amazement at the turned out wheels, figuring that perhaps I had done something wrong. A flashlight revealed what struck me as incredible - a fractured, brand new idler arm.
Anyway, after being towed back to my TV shop in Grasonville, I replaced the Moog idler with a used one pulled from an engineless '67 Chrysler I had stored out back and all was well again.
Apparently, the Moog forging cracked as it was being created; NAPA gave me my money back without any questions. Yes, I should have sued, but I was young and dumb.
All that said, I will never, for as long as I live, buy anything made by Moog again, I don't care if it were a ten-cent cotter pin; and recommend others avoid their products like the plague.
NFURY8 wrote ... In December of '06 the popular topic of suspension upgrades took an interesting twist when Jayme from Just Suspension joined in and offered some insight on how their products compared to the other popularly available parts. An in depth dialogue ensued and finally the information has been prepared into an easily digestible form. I take most of the responsibility for the delay, sorry.
A new Tech Article has been prepared which includes cut-aways of a Just Suspension C Body upper ball joint and a recently purchased Moog part. Take a look, you might be surprised. I was.
I realize this might come off to some as a promotional ploy. While it does obviously cast Just Suspension in a favorable light, I will point out that no other vendor has approached me with parts to review, and to date no other vendor has shown such a deep commitment to the C Body platform. Remember, these are the guys that are in the final stages of developing new torsion bars with modern spring rates for our beloved C's!!