fuseone

which brand of rear lca is better to go with and which style is better boxed style or tubuler ones?

fuseone

and is the chromoly just lighter? or does it last longer like whats with it?

UMI Performance

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Hello,

Boxed our tubular won't matter... tubular is going to be lighter and offer offer more tire clearance is most cases over a boxed set-up. We always use tubular control arms on all our vehicles. Chrome Molt material has a higher tensile and yield strength than mild steel... this allows us to use thinner wall material to build our items resulting in a lighter product. Weight and some strength are what you will gain by using Chrome Moly steel... we don't recommend chrome moly unless the vehicle is a single digit drag car.

Our control arms can be seen here- http://www.umiperformance.com/produc...ategory_id=119

If you have any questions please ask and I will be glad to help. Thank you!

Ryan

fuseone

One more thing is the adjustable ones just for if you lower your car to center the rear? or is it if you put on other rears also?

BMR Tech2

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Hello, you only need adjustable lca's if you have to center your wheels front to back. Lowering requires an adjustable pan hard bar. We also offer tubular, billet, boxed and moly lca's. We are having a 25% off christmas sale. If you have any questions please give me a call.

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/

z28bryan

iTrader: (7)

Tubular is all you'd need, as I believe the shaft of the arm itself is the stronger point on the assembly. For instance if your dealing with rubber or poly bushings then those are what would give first before the arm flexing

I buy into the theory that poly poly can bind up the rear axle personally so I would only go that route if handling didn't matter and I was drag racing.

I'd go with a poly/rod personally if I were changing arms so the poly end could hopefully dampen the sound a little bit more than rod ends at both sides while the rod end will allow free axle movement. Though I race and I'm sticking with stock LCA's with moog bushings (haven't installed them yet so no feedback)

I'm a Strano customer and tend to rely a little more heavily on his opinions and he recommends and sells UMI stuff. So I'd go with UMI. BMR stuff is probably not much different honestly, though they haven't had the poly/rod combo (until recently I think....). UMI and BMR are heavily involved sponsors on LS1Tech so you definitely will have great customer support from them.

mitchntx

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UMI hands down.

A single set has lived through 3 seasons of hard racing on a customer's car and still no visible wear or play. VERY impressed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz_euA_bi0E

:yikes:

and from the other side of the camera

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=566565

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=567030

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=566640

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=567324

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=566726

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=567052

http://www.hart-photography.com/phot...ewImage=566730

UMI Performance

iTrader: (77)

Yes like mention the adjustable is only used to center the rear end... lowering the vehicle will not effect the length of the control arm.

If I can help anymore please ask. Thank you!
Ryan

UMI Performance

iTrader: (77)

Thanks Mitch

Good to see the arms are holding up to off road abuse as well