Old control arms or tubular arms???
 

I am in the process of replacing all my suspention and I wanted to see and get opinions on tubular control arms and a arms. I took off my factory arms and painted them but the still have scars and dings. So is it worth the money to put on the tubular arms if you are just going to put drop spindles and drop coils on? Or would you save your money and just use the factory? All comments are appreciated. Also how makes a good set of tublular arms? What's a good drop spindle? Thanks again
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What year truck do you have? I am using McGaughy's drop spindles on my son's '82 and will most likely do the same on my '65 when I get back on it.

I like the "forward arms" that Porterbuilt is doing now. They help center the front wheel in the wheel opening and gain a good amount of caster. The additional caster is great for handling and these trucks can use it. They are available for coil springs too and by removing the adapter on the lower arm, you can switch to bags on the front if you choose to at a later date.

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Yep, exactly what he said. ^^^^^

I recommend the Porterbuilt as well. If you decide to go with tubular arms, they are the best route. You do get the advantages mentioned above, and to me that is worth it. That and they do look nicer than stock control arms.

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Porterbuilt arms also utilize a machined/Delrin type bushing set-up vs rubber or poly. Delrin pivots freely w/o bind, is more dense vs rubber, & doesn't squeak like poly type bushings can/do.

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For what your needs are, you should take a look at Early Classics front end kit. Drop spindle, coil and shocks are all you need.

Whatever you do, stay as far away from Performance Online as you can get.

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Why stay away from POL? I have been eying there site for awhile but havent ordered anything yet. Bad experience?

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Don't want to hijack, but here's the story. Link

Am I bitter? Yes, and they are going to wish they had done the right thing and stood behind their product.
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Gotcha, wont be ordering from them after all!

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Alright thanks for the advice. I'm thinking might as well go big and do it all while it's apart. Sorry by the way it was a 69 c10 swb. Also does a 5" drop could really require a c- notch? I want about a 4/5 drop kit but really don't want to cut the frame.
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I got my upper and lower arms from POL and while I agree what happened to Zooming was wrong and they should be ashamed of themselves for treating a customer like that I gotta say I was pleased with them and they allowed me to get the alignment angles I was looking for.