Aftermarket upper control arms? March 22, 2012, 11:05:08 AM Did a search and came up empty, besides CHE, who makes upper control arms?I have CHE lowers. Just wondering what choices I have. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #1 – March 22, 2012, 11:27:29 AM Quote from: V10KLZZ71S;384803Did a search and came up empty, besides CHE, who makes upper control arms?I have CHE lowers. Just wondering what choices I have. Give Mike a call at TRZ Motorsports in Florida, they can set you up with whatever you need. I have a set of upper and lower double adjustable arms from them.Donnie Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #4 – March 22, 2012, 12:05:20 PM I can't find the thread now, but older Chevelle arms will fit as well. 68-72 IIRC. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #5 – March 22, 2012, 12:36:01 PM I would never put anything from gm on my car. But thanks anyway. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #6 – March 22, 2012, 04:46:50 PM It's okay. The GM arms are within .040" of what our cars require. Direct bolt-ins, no mods necessary. Why reinvent the wheel?Besides...my convertible is about 20% GM but you don't see me not driving it because of that fact. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #7 – March 22, 2012, 05:14:58 PM I would rather have my mom in a whouse, than my sister in a chevy. One of my favorite sayings. I despise chevy anything. I really do. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #8 – March 22, 2012, 05:15:21 PM Global West sells the correct Upper and Lower Control arms but they are pricey compared to the CHE units. Griggs and Maximum Motorsports both sell the lowers but they are pricey. I have Griggs lowers and GW uppers on my Bird and the Maximum lower with their torque arm on my Mustang.Darren Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #9 – March 22, 2012, 05:28:17 PM I have heard that CHE might take awhile to get.Thats why I was checking to see who else offered them. I will check GW, Thanks Darren. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #10 – March 22, 2012, 05:33:49 PM I see they offer just a lower arm, maybe I should call. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #11 – March 23, 2012, 09:44:07 AM The part number for the double adjustable units (what I have) is TBF-88 and it is not on their website so you will have to call. Let them know you are a member of the forum and ask when they are going to make the seat braces for the subframe connectors they make for our cars. I know its a shameless thing to do but a few of us really want them.http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?32834-Seat-Bracess-For-Global-West-Sub-Frame-ConnectorsDarren Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #12 – March 24, 2012, 05:01:54 PM Im under the impression that mustang control arms for the same year dont fit? Sorry for a possibly stupid question, i was under the impression most mustang stuff fits. Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #13 – March 24, 2012, 11:33:20 PM Nope. Lowers are 5/8" longer and the uppers are 1-1/8" longer in the rear. For the front control arms 83-86 cars use the Fox Mustang control arms and the 87-88 cars use the SN95 control arms.Darren Quote Selected
Aftermarket upper control arms? Reply #14 – March 25, 2012, 01:30:55 AM I am in no means fighting your knowledge, but i just thought ide dig deeper into this since i thought a fox chassis is a fox chassis.I e-mailed Jegs technical support staff and asked if there were any dimension differences between the 7.5 and 8.8 housings used on t-birds and mustangs for the same year and also asked if suspension parts are interchangeable. His response was this, "Hello: Thank you for giving JEGS the opportunity to assist you with your technical question. In reference to your question regarding the Ford 7.5” and 8.8” rear ends, the mount brackets and dimensions are same between the two. Most of the suspension pieces are interchangeable between the Thunderbird and Mustang chassis from years 1979 thru 2004. This should be a pretty straight forward swap."Which is what i always thought. I checked around google for a while and found alot of different answers too. Some say lowers fit fine, but the uppers are only a 1/4" shorter on a stang and that adjustables would fix that problem. Then somewhere else, a guy said that 94-98 stang control arms, along with shocks and struts, for both front and rear, fit the fox chassis with no issues.So i continued to rip all my hair out ; )I dont mean to hijack this thread. Im about to invest alot of money into this new rear and dont want to waste time or money. I also figured all this different info and responses would be beneficial to anyone in the future. Quote Selected
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