Ford Racing M-3075-A lower A arms discontinued?

[Bruce Mohacsy]

Sorry guys. I'm late to the party. Doesn't anyone make a tubular arm with a spring perch designed to fit OE cars?

Just a quick look on Summit's web site. AJE control arms.

[wraithracing]

Sorry guys. I'm late to the party. Doesn't anyone make a tubular arm with a spring perch designed to fit OE cars?

Just a quick look on Summit's web site. AJE control arms.

IMHO there's little benefit to going to an aftermarket arm that still uses the OEM springs perch. The stock arms work just fine for that and if you are trying to improve the handling using the SN95 arms will give you the wider track width and improved camber curve. If you use the 99-04 control arms you have the better clearance and improved turning radius too. Obviously you can upgrade either OEM control arms in regards to bushings and if you are running the SN95 spindles then the OEM Ford ball joints are the best option too.

The benefits to the tubular control arms is the weight reduction thanks to coil overs and then the benefits of coil overs compared to the OEM spring location. Obviously you can also get the forward offset control arms that improve the handling and lengthen the wheelbase of the car too, although for a street car that can require fender modifications for tire clearance with the forward offsets.

Trey

[Bruce Mohacsy]

IMHO there's little benefit to going to an aftermarket arm that still uses the OEM springs perch. The stock arms work just fine for that and if you are trying to improve the handling using the SN95 arms will give you the wider track width and improved camber curve. If you use the 99-04 control arms you have the better clearance and improved turning radius too. Obviously you can upgrade either OEM control arms in regards to bushings and if you are running the SN95 spindles then the OEM Ford ball joints are the best option too.

The benefits to the tubular control arms is the weight reduction thanks to coil overs and then the benefits of coil overs compared to the OEM spring location. Obviously you can also get the forward offset control arms that improve the handling and lengthen the wheelbase of the car too, although for a street car that can require fender modifications for tire clearance with the forward offsets.

Trey

Are you saying that I could do a direct replacement of a-arms from a donor car? So if a guy was to find a donor at the bone yard, what year and model of mustang would he be looking for? A 99-04 V8 only or the 6cyl as well? And then do I just (just!) remove the lower control arms from the SN95 car and bolt them right onto my '82 GT? Right now my front end is apart just shy of the control arms so I might as well go all the way! (Remember, I have spindles and brakes from a '91)
Bruce

[DrewM]

SN95 control arms will move the wheels out a bit and get you some additional camber ability, but will make things fun if you have 'standard' Mustang offset wheels, the wider they are the more fun you will have. Also your 91 spindle won't fit the ball joint (IIRC), SN95 ball joints are a little shorter.

If you have everything apart and are loosening the control arms anyway it would not hurt to pull them off and inspect the bushings. Bushings and old cars are a voodoo mystery, sometimes they are fine and look good, and sometimes they are completely trashed. The fronts on my car were nice and solid (yet I ripped them out anyway), the rears were totally gone.

[Dean_T]

Just want to note the new FRPP A-arms Ford is selling may not be the same as the original FRPP A-arms. The blurbage for the new A-arms talk about a zerk fitting on the ball joints. The original FRPP A-arms has the long life ball joints which didn't have the zerk fitting. The blurbage doesn't mention the harder A-arm bushings either.