Note: We now offer a pair of modified sway bar end links to ease the installation of some versions of the factory front anti-sway bar mainly on Police package front suspensions - $50.00 pr.What says “performance” more than a set of tubular control arms! After all of the time and effort expended on your ride, you definitely can’t let your stamped OEM control arms detract from all that work. They will not work with OEM Police package coilovers, you will have to switch to non-police package coilovers or one of the aftermarket coilover conversions. The lower mount for the factory coilover assembly is provided with an alternate hole to allow a 1 1/2” drop while retaining the stock spindles and allowing easy conversion to RideTech Coilovers or Shockwave suspension. All the original mounting points for the 2003-2011 Ford design are provided. 188 heavy wall DOM steel tubing, and assembled with top-quality bushings and ball joints. They are TIG welded in fixtures, using 1 1/2” lower and 1” upper. Fat Mans has the answer with Tubular Control Arms narrowed 1” per side. If you have installed a Crown Victoria factory IFS system in your hot rod and find out that at 68” hub-to-hub is too wide to comfortably fit good size wheels and tires. This has proven especially helpful on the ‘55-’59 Chevy pickup. We also offer them in a 3” widened version for hot rod enthusiasts who are using S-10 chassis under their project cars.
#Nova stock control arm lower mods#
The narrowed arms do require some minor frame mods and the ‘70-’81 Camaro spindles mentioned above. We use an offset control arm shaft to allow proper alignment without needing huge shim stacks and the upper ball joint has been relocated to allow more aggressive alignment settings. Tubular control arms are available stock width or narrowed 1” per side for extra tire clearance. The taller Camaro spindles improve handling through an improved camber curve and allow the use of the larger 11” rotors and calipers from that car. You can use stock spindles, dropped versions of stock spindles, or ’70-’81 Camaro spindles. Sway bar mounts and steering stops installed on stock and narrowed versions.ġ978-1987 Monte Carlo/GMC Caballero/El Camino/Pontiac grand Prix, 1978-1983 Malibu, 1978-1988 Olds Cutlass, 1982-2003 S-10 Assembled with new shafts, bushings, and ball joints. Narrowed arms will require modifications to mount a sway bar.
NOTE: call for availability of all stock length arms
#Nova stock control arm lower upgrade#
Notes: The resto-mod revolution is one of the most exciting trends to hit hot rodding in 30 years and Fat Man Fabrications is proud to be a part of it! We are so committed to supplying the suspension parts needed to upgrade these cars that we have established the GTECH line within the family of Fat Man products. Standard length arms have sway bar tabs installed (narrowed arms will require modification to the sway bar and its mounts).Įasy conversion to coilovers or air ride. Stamped 3/16” lower spring cup mounts a urethane lower spring insulator for NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness) suppression. 188” wall DOM tubing for maximum strength with minimal bulk.Īvailable in stock or narrowed widths for clearance on vehicles with fatter tires and subframes.Īll new top-quality ball joints are installed. Optimized upper ball joint position allows more positive caster for better handling without huge shim stacks.ĭelrin-type upper and lower bushings for control (dependent on application).Īmerican-made TIG-welded construction to ensure top quality.ġ” x. Optimized geometry for modern radial tires and hot rod brake s. Thousands of our GTECH control arm sets have been installed since 1991. Each set of four comes complete with ball joints and bushings with a rust inhibitive coating, allowing you to paint them. Tested and quality-proven GTECH control arms are available for a variety of applications.
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