Guy's with bags, what lower A Arms you running????

[74Chevy74]

I'm in the market to buy some Lower and Upper control arms, so I'm looking for some that I can hopefully bolt my bag straight to. What are you guys all running?

Air Ride Strong arms?

Chassis Tech/AIM?

DJM?

Western Chassis?

[Bagged87C10]

Factory...lol

[N2TRUX]

I'm running stock A-arms too. I would avoid Chassis Tech/AIM at all costs. The arms may work just fine, but there is a high probability that they will screw you on the transaction....

[74Chevy74]

Yeah I'd like to run the factory ones but I left a few things out, I plan on doing the 1.5" crossmember drop and as I was checking things out I think the part that would hit the steering linkage would be part of the lower A-Arm and if they were tubular I would gain like 3/4"-1". I'll try and post pics of what part of the a-arm I'm talking about. I think I'll end up getting the Air Ride Strongarms.....Thanks guys....

[Captkaos]

The linkage will not hit the lower control arm. It will hit the frame and the steering sector WILL hit the upper control arm.

Have you seen/read this thread?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=137398

[r0lf-]

I run ART Strongarms, and for the money, I just wouldnt run em. Stock arms with small cups will work just as good. Just tack the cup into the arm.

Dont get me wrong, my arms are super nice and beefy, they do wonders for my alignment too, but very spendy. Just have a set of stockers powdercoated

[bodydropped]

u can run the stock arm without a cup we did a truck out here on 20s without cups and it lays out in the frt, when i do mine im gettin one off uppers and lowers made by a buddy of mine whos has a shop in houston mine will lay 22s and be able to drive 2inchs off the ground and turn without anytrouble

[BeerMonkeY]

i use stock arms with suicide doors cups. only thing i wish i did different was to cut the cups down a bit (or not use any)

[blt2rail]

use stock a arms their fine just z the frame 3 in no 1.5 crossmember thingy

[Draggin79]

Which bags are you guys using when you take out the bottom cup? I have a 4" Z and just found out that my suicide doors plate/cup combo wont work. I am running slam specialties rs-7 bags, and it looks like if I dont run a bottom cup that the bag is going to rub the sides of the control arm where it sinks in. My friend with a 4" Z told me to run 2.5" cups on top and a 1" cup on bottom.

Tonight im finishing the last part of www.loweredd.com reccomendations on bodydroping/ "Z"ing the frame. I am gonna trim 2" off the bottom of the frame under the cab, and then I should be resting rocker firmly on the ground. then I can measure for my cups.

BTW....anyone know whatever happened to loweredd's truck? his page hasnt been updated in a while lol.

[74Chevy74]

Originally Posted by Draggin79

Which bags are you guys using when you take out the bottom cup? I have a 4" Z and just found out that my suicide doors plate/cup combo wont work. I am running slam specialties rs-7 bags, and it looks like if I dont run a bottom cup that the bag is going to rub the sides of the control arm where it sinks in. My friend with a 4" Z told me to run 2.5" cups on top and a 1" cup on bottom.

Tonight im finishing the last part of www.loweredd.com reccomendations on bodydroping/ "Z"ing the frame. I am gonna trim 2" off the bottom of the frame under the cab, and then I should be resting rocker firmly on the ground. then I can measure for my cups.

BTW....anyone know whatever happened to loweredd's truck? his page hasnt been updated in a while lol.

I just finished cutting the 2" off my frame, It turned out real clean I'll try and get the pics resized and post them. I actually used 2x4 box tubing and welded that to the inside of the frame. I guess I'm going backwards cause I'm getting ready to do the Z now......

[Draggin79]

well how about this, I'll trade you pics!! lol

Here is some pics of my "Z"...btw its a 4" Z

Sorry that the pics arent in order and that they are big as hell, I still havent gotten around to figuring out how to resize them lol.

[74Chevy74]

[QUOTE=Draggin79]well how about this, I'll trade you pics!! lol
Here is some pics of my "Z"...btw its a 4" Z
Sorry that the pics arent in order and that they are big as hell, I still havent gotten around to figuring out how to resize them lol.

Looks good man, the beer in the last picture looks even better!! LOL.

I'll work on getting my pics up.....

[nivimar]

Hey I know we have discussed this before ,I decided that OEM arms are the way to go BUT I have a bad balljoint sleeve in the arm so I need to replace it.I called up LMC {in which i always do buisness with} and the only OEM A arms they have are C-20 and I need C-10.........So my question is to those with bags were the hell can I get A OEM/REPRO arms at?
UPDATE:
I have found were you can a pick up a single lower control arm for 73-87 C-10 trucks.After an exhausting serch with local dealerships and such ,I came up DISCONTINUED and I did find a place which we are all familiar with .Yearone http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/f...ain2.asp?cat=C . The only thing is it takes 1-4 weeks to get