side by side control arm specs?

[68Stepbed]

This past weekend, I discovered my new wheels are scrubbing the stock lower control arms. Does anyone have any measurements or side by side comparisons with aftermarket control arms vs stock?

[BossHogg69]

I have a set of CPP and a set of Hotchkis arms, but not any stock ones. What measurements are you looking for? I would assume you are trying to find something that won't rub where your stock ones are now?

[drfloyd]

I will have my new No Limit setup in a few days. I'll bet if you contact Rob, he will have the dimensions you are looking for.

[68Stepbed]

I'll try to get some photos uploaded later of where it's rubbing. It's approx. 2.5-3" behind the ball joint on the front side. I actually had it on a lift at Rob's shop when I noticed the problem. The Wide Ride kit would take care of the problem, but that's a $3600 fix. He said the RideTech coilover arms may be a cheaper fix, but he didn't know the measurements. I also asked Bret Voelkel while he was there, but he said he wouldn't know unless he had the two parts side by side.

[drfloyd]

I think I still have the stock control arms if they haven't been scraped yet. And as I said, I will have a set of Rob's in my Wide Ride kit in a few days.

[68Stepbed]

You can see in the attached photos where the inside lip of the wheel scraped the control arm. You can also get an idea on where I need clearance.

[BossHogg69]

I had the same issue once on a'92 c1500, I ended up trimming the lip away and plating it on the bottom to regain the strength lost from cutting the lip off. I stole the idea from an issue of Sport Truck magazine back in the day. Guy named Jim Sleeper did the article, I believe it was his truck they used. This has been quite a while back.