Control Arms
 

At what point should one consider switching to aftermarket control arms? I see a lot of aftermarket manufacturers producing upper and lower rear control arms for these cars. Since I am stock-piling parts right now, wasn't sure if this was something I should go ahead and get as well. Thanks guys.

-Alex

If you have any wheel hop or are lowered any then yes get some control arms

I run the brembo/GT500 stock lowers with roush upper. No wheel hop issues and no NVH.

BMR makes a good product and Jason (Jayman) with Hypermotive Performance, one of our vendors has great deals and service on them.

What is NVH?

-Alex

Noise Vibration and Harshness

Anyone considered using GT500 control arms? I would assume that they would be much stronger than the stock GT control arms and probably still able to argue them for warranty issues.

-Alex

Dealerships would be hard pressed to void a warranty or determine the cause of an issue was due to using aftermarket LCA's.
Also, the GT500 LCA's are still stamped steel with rubber bushings. Deflection isn't necessarily bad in a suspension but too much is.
I spent the majority of my day yesterday grilling a race team on their suspension and they proved my theory right in regards to LCA's. BMR or Whiteline are the brands I would choose. I have Whiteline's LCA's on our 650HP GT, my Boss and our 800HP GT500 with zero issues and zero increased NVH. Both brands use a soft enough material to offer a little deflection but are hard enough to eliminate those typical issues found in street driving.

Thank you for the informational and prompt response :). Since the GT500s (Assuming regular GTs the manufacturing process) are stamped steel, what are the Whiteline and BMRs manufacturing process for these pieces?

-Alex

Tubular steel with penetration welds at each joint. I don't know if they are full penetration or not, though.


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Correct, whiteline use 4130 chromoly with tig weld. BMR is mild steel with I beleive mig weld.

what do y'all think about the bbk lca?

Dont know much about them

You can't go wrong with bmr stuff. I have installed dozens of them with great fitment every time! also dont forget about the relocation brackets if you are lowered and plan to hit the track.

Give us a call at Truestreet, we are a dealer for BMR stuff, we can get you a great price on the parts with installation!

+1 for BMR!