I'm about to buy 2.1L KB nonintercool kit but I need to upgrade my LCA. Is J&M any good?
j&m CLA?
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Thanks for the info bro but they need to update their site haha
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I'm shure he will eventually. he's so well known in the mustang drag world though that he could close the site & still have more buisness thatn he could handle.
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Do as you wish just beware of the consequences of not listening or researching b4 your order. I've already warned you that UCA's aren't good for street use & DDing. Solid LCA's are hard on torque-boxes and horrible for any kind of performance cornering of your ride. The solid lca have a polyeurothane bushing at each end. Such an arm offers less "give" than OEM arms found on the Mustang. Hence why ppl say adj.I'm trying to atleast match my rear and from suspention that's the reason I'm buying rear and upper LCA with strut tower brace. Panhard bar actually or subframe connector are my next mod after I install KB s/c, clutch and flywheel, lca, and strut brace. I don't like adjustable
PS: Just so your aware you prob hear additional sound will be heard inside your car.
"the CHE is good" im glad others are chiming in on what i say!!!
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I see where you coming from to stiffen my suspention first. The only reason I'm pushing for LCA because I was told to get my LCA first for better grip if I want to add all this power. I will definitely check and search this one again. Thanks for the heads up bro.
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LCA's are totally worth it! I would hesitate about solid lca's. Rather look into adj. your choice. Just you gotta take extra precaution with cheaper brands of solid LCA's. Because of what i stated above. (Very serious stuff, just trying to save my mustang pepes headache & cash in the long run. But really the bigger concern is the usage of UCA's. Which is a no no for street & DDing
.if you're looking for a cheap kit that's decent, I'd go with upr's base kit. my buddy has them and has 420whp and clicked off a 1.5 60' with them. deff not the best but for the price they are ok.
I just went with che lca's for my car, altho i haven't installed them yet so cant offer much about them other then they look good.
however if your car is just a street car, and you dont plan on going thru big hardcore twisties or road coarses, i would say a torque arm set up would be way over kill. it's deff the best way to go as far as handling goes, but it's also the most expensive.
I just went with che lca's for my car, altho i haven't installed them yet so cant offer much about them other then they look good.
however if your car is just a street car, and you dont plan on going thru big hardcore twisties or road coarses, i would say a torque arm set up would be way over kill. it's deff the best way to go as far as handling goes, but it's also the most expensive.
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I see where sonic is coming from and thanks by the way cause I'm learning everyday. Ya, I'm not trying to go hardcore cause my intension is no more than 400 hp. I've been looking at UPR's but I heard good things about J&M from american muscles plus 6% discount is not a bad deal. I'm not trying to go cheap on my suspention but I'm looking where to start for my stang.
it seems like it depends moreso on which forum you go on. it seems like on mustangforums they have quite a few people that recommend j&m, while on here it's the same way with che. I think if you go with j&m you'll be fine.
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I've used both CHE & UPR. CHE i paid full price but UPR i paid 158 shipped to my door for the adj lca from the UPR website. Which i know is compareable in price to J&M on AM. My point is this: Shop around and you'd be suprise as to how good of prices your going to find.
I'd beg to differ. Alot of the guys over their use MM & TEAM Z. A few then use CHE & UPR. I know of very very few whom ever would buy J&M.
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I will check the adjustable lower controls arms and probably ditch UCA's. Can I run just the LCA without UCA? Is this going to be an issue? I might just throw that money to panhard barLCA's are totally worth it! I would hesitate about solid lca's. Rather look into adj. your choice. Just you gotta take extra precaution with cheaper brands of solid LCA's. Because of what i stated above. (Very serious stuff, just trying to save my mustang pepes headache & cash in the long run. But really the bigger concern is the usage of UCA's. Which is a no no for street & DDing
in order to get rid of the uca's you have to get a torque arm. just a set of lca's or a panhard bar wont be enough.I will check the adjustable lower controls arms and probably ditch UCA's. Can I run just the LCA without UCA? Is this going to be an issue? I might just throw that money to panhard bar
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Of coarse sir. Im stilling using my oem uca. Because I do alot of street and little track use (hence why im well aware of where you from and what your going through minus your s/c. Im still N/II will check the adjustable lower controls arms and probably ditch UCA's. Can I run just the LCA without UCA? Is this going to be an issue? I might just throw that money to panhard bar
)Before the panhard bar your better off w/ FLSFC's. And making sure you've taken care of the 4x4 look by lowering your mustang.
huh that's weird. i was over there for about 4 years now and until i came on this site a few months ago i never even heard of che. I do agree tho mm and teamz are recommended a lot and for good reason, they're deff the best in their areas. altho mm is only for people with deep pockets their stuff is crazy expensive. I've had a set of teamz lca's and they worked amazing on my car but would never recommend them to someone who's just making a street car. they are way too noisy imo, altho all spherical ca's will be like that.
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I'd beg to differ. Alot of the guys over their use MM & TEAM Z. A few then use CHE & UPR. I know of very very few whom ever would buy J&M.[/QUOTE]
I would definitely buy MM LCA's if I don't have to buy ULC's for street car. I heard nothing but great things on their products.
I would definitely buy MM LCA's if I don't have to buy ULC's for street car. I heard nothing but great things on their products.
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(bolded) Yes i mentioned that exact reason earlier in this thread. Just mentioned it again because mustangfourms has guys whom use them but mostly track.
There was a thread made over there prob a year or so ago where this same topic was brought up. I mentioned UPR and them i can't remember who brought up CHE. I was quite suprised because there were several guys who chirped in as to the GREATEST of CHE.
I would definitely buy MM LCA's if I don't have to buy ULC's for street car. I heard nothing but great things on their products.[/QUOTE]
YOU DON"T NEED UCA's!!!! (PERIOD) hahaha so go spend that money on something more useful like FLSCF's, pandhard bar, swaybars.
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What I meant was keeping my factory UCA's. Is this what you meant by getting rid of UCA's?
oh no sorry i thought you meant you planned on getting rid of uca's all together. in that case then yes lca's would be fine and you can keep your stock uppers. that's what i'm doing.
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