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09-30-2008, 10:47 PM
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Control Arms are done
Damn, the thread I had started went to archive, oh well. Anyways I finally finished my control arms; I just got them back from the powder coater today. I don’t have pictures yet but I’ll have some tomorrow. I’m hoping to get it all back together by the weekend so I can finally drive it again (it’s only been 4 ½ months).
Someone had asked me about weight compared to the stock arms, the lowers are 2 pounds less and weigh 17 lbs, and the uppers are 1 ½ pounds less and weigh 14 ½ pounds.
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09-30-2008, 11:16 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Good Luck.
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10-01-2008, 07:24 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
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10-01-2008, 11:19 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Ok here's the pics. First set are the uppers and the next two are the lowers.
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10-02-2008, 12:26 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Very nice!
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10-02-2008, 12:48 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Lookin good!!!
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10-02-2008, 01:36 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
VERY NICE! WHAT IS AN ESTIMATE ON MATERIAL COST?
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10-02-2008, 08:45 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
looks good
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10-02-2008, 09:01 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
About $150 for both sets. Not counting the jigs, probably another $75 for them.
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10-02-2008, 09:03 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
They look "store bought". Excellent job!!
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10-03-2008, 08:08 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Cool...
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10-03-2008, 07:23 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Well will you make me a set . but for bags those look like there for springs
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10-04-2008, 05:40 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Are those stock geometery?I recall a member here built a jig using stock arms and was going to build his own tubulars from that.That was some time ago though and I never saw the final outcome.They look great!
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10-04-2008, 09:30 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Very nice congrats on the good work.
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10-05-2008, 12:41 AM
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10-05-2008, 12:45 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Yeah that was probably me, I started these months ago. The arms are set for stock with springs. I’m hoping to get them on tomorrow, I started out today putting on a new power steering pump and had to replace a lot more, so I’ll be looking to get started sometime in the after noon or so.
Let me try these out for a while before I start thinking about making them for any one else.
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10-05-2008, 09:46 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Looks good.
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10-05-2008, 10:11 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Well this is how far I got this weekend between the rain and the Napa trips. Passenger side is almost there, driver side I just got the arms on.
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10-05-2008, 11:17 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
wow! those look amazing!!
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10-06-2008, 05:38 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
lets see some pics of the jig
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10-06-2008, 09:30 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Jigs
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10-06-2008, 10:01 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Are those bushings and joints you used for the stock arms ?
DOM tubing, or turned down ?
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10-06-2008, 10:03 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Actually, I can see the step in there...
Good job.
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10-08-2008, 11:41 PM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Truck is done and goes to the alighnment shop tomorrow.
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10-09-2008, 12:31 AM
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Re: Control Arms are done
Nice work
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