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stefan · 12-17-2007, 05:47 PM

what is the advantage of running upper tubular arms over stock,is there any diffrence in ball joint angles or anything else.

powell72 · 12-17-2007, 06:54 PM

They're longer so you don't end up with a stack of alignment shims and they have extra caster built into them.

PrerunnerRob · 12-17-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by powell72

They're longer so you don't end up with a stack of alignment shims and they have extra caster built into them.

Depends whose arms you get, and camber, not caster would be the only thing you would get out of them. ART arm I belive are stock length, and there are some who have longer arms to combat severe lowering by increasing the upper arm length.

Now that i'm thnking about it, I guess caster could be manipulatued by allignment, but that would be alot of shims!

stefan · 12-18-2007, 06:43 AM

these are djm

smashingchuck · 12-18-2007, 01:39 PM

they look nice. thats pretty much it.

I was sitting on the front tire of my truck today while I was shaving the firewall. Noticed the tire was shucking back and forth, looked down and noticed my DJM tubular control arm was shucking back and forth on the center section. my truck has very few miles on these control arms.

stefan · 12-18-2007, 02:33 PM

enough for me thanks

12-17-2007, 05:47 PM	#1
stefan New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: texas Posts: 118	upper control arm advise what is the advantage of running upper tubular arms over stock,is there any diffrence in ball joint angles or anything else.

12-17-2007, 06:54 PM	#2
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: upper control arm advise They're longer so you don't end up with a stack of alignment shims and they have extra caster built into them. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

12-18-2007, 06:43 AM	#4
stefan New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: texas Posts: 118	Re: upper control arm advise these are djm

12-18-2007, 01:39 PM	#5
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: upper control arm advise they look nice. thats pretty much it. I was sitting on the front tire of my truck today while I was shaving the firewall. Noticed the tire was shucking back and forth, looked down and noticed my DJM tubular control arm was shucking back and forth on the center section. my truck has very few miles on these control arms. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

12-18-2007, 02:33 PM	#6
stefan New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: texas Posts: 118	Re: upper control arm advise enough for me thanks



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