I have been looking at rear control arm options for quite some time now.....both upper and lowers.
The plan for the lowers is to eventually run 4 link style in the stock location and coil-over shocks, but in the meantime I have been looking at a good upgrade from stock. From what I had found:
1. The Hotchkiss bars look beefy, but are alot higher than all the rest.
2. Global West looks beefy too...and are round tube. Also a little higher than some of the others.
3. UMI look alot like the Hotchkiss and are nearly $200 cheaper.
4. Some guy on Ebay is selling some that look similar to the UMI ones for about $30 less.
I was thinking of ordering either the UMI or the no-name Ebay ones when I found option #5 and bought them last night: Metco billet aluminum lowers for $276.00 and free shipping on Ebay. This seems like a great deal to me and I thought ya'll might want to check them out.
For the uppers: I already have a UMI double-adjustable upper and have been planning on adding a second one in the near future. This may be the way I go still, but as soon as they open Monday I will be contacting DM Products d-mproducts.com about their double adjustable upper control arms that they have listed on their website for $139.99 a pair. They don't have a pic, but their arms for other models look well built. They do use heim joints instead of bushings, so they would be a little hardcore for most street cars, but mine is mostly race anyway. The price is so low I can buy a pair for what I'd pay for the 2nd UMI upper and I can save it for a 61 sedan I hope to pick up soon.
I will post an update on the installation of the Metco lowers as soon as they get here and on the DMP uppers as soon as I get more information. I'll try to get some pics of the DMP bars to post too. Here is a pic of the Metco Lowers. The bushings are poly and spring mount looks to be removeable.
The plan for the lowers is to eventually run 4 link style in the stock location and coil-over shocks, but in the meantime I have been looking at a good upgrade from stock. From what I had found:
1. The Hotchkiss bars look beefy, but are alot higher than all the rest.
2. Global West looks beefy too...and are round tube. Also a little higher than some of the others.
3. UMI look alot like the Hotchkiss and are nearly $200 cheaper.
4. Some guy on Ebay is selling some that look similar to the UMI ones for about $30 less.
I was thinking of ordering either the UMI or the no-name Ebay ones when I found option #5 and bought them last night: Metco billet aluminum lowers for $276.00 and free shipping on Ebay. This seems like a great deal to me and I thought ya'll might want to check them out.
For the uppers: I already have a UMI double-adjustable upper and have been planning on adding a second one in the near future. This may be the way I go still, but as soon as they open Monday I will be contacting DM Products d-mproducts.com about their double adjustable upper control arms that they have listed on their website for $139.99 a pair. They don't have a pic, but their arms for other models look well built. They do use heim joints instead of bushings, so they would be a little hardcore for most street cars, but mine is mostly race anyway. The price is so low I can buy a pair for what I'd pay for the 2nd UMI upper and I can save it for a 61 sedan I hope to pick up soon.
I will post an update on the installation of the Metco lowers as soon as they get here and on the DMP uppers as soon as I get more information. I'll try to get some pics of the DMP bars to post too. Here is a pic of the Metco Lowers. The bushings are poly and spring mount looks to be removeable.
