Tubular Upper Control Arms

[66Auto=xcharger]

Looking for Info good or bad on Tubular upper control arm. I have A 66 Charger that I Auto-X and this is the next steep. Any B Body 66 – 70 experience with the handling, Adjustment and Problem encountered with Tubular arms would be helpful.
Also Any one else out there Auto-x there B Body or any other Mopar?

David H.

 

[67 coronet]

i really like the upper arms with spherical end links at the frame mount rather then bushings.gives way more exact adjustability to your caster and camber settings.if you are gonna get really serious,magnum force racing offers arms bent to clear coilovers in the future.

 

[66Auto=xcharger]

i really like the upper arms with spherical end links at the frame mount rather then bushings.gives way more exact adjustability to your caster and camber settings.if you are gonna get really serious,magnum force racing offers arms bent to clear coilovers in the future.

Thanks The Magnum Force Double adjust are the ones I Looking at. Being Bent to clear Coil over I did not know .Thanks that good to know as Coil over may be a couple of years down the road.

David H.

 

[Jim Bob The Dancing Bear]

I would suggest Hotchkis or firm feel. I love how my 66 rides with the Hotchkis TVS and 1.06 bars. I would want something bigger in the torsion bars to autocross with though. I don't believe they are quite stiff enough.

 

[Grabinov911]

I just had a good experience with the Firm Feel UCA's. I did a whole Firm Feel front end. Afterward I took the car (70 RR) to an alignment shop with one of the fancy digital alignment computers that hang a computer sensor on each wheel. I gave them both the factory specs and the ones Firm Feel had given me. I decided to go with the Firm Feel Specs based on their advice and the alignment shop's.

I watched as they dialed in all of the specs, including the 4 degrees of positive caster, to within one tenth of one degree - right there on the screen. Amazing machinery.

And the car drives great. I started driving it around like a corvette until I remembered that it was me who had installed all of the parts. I'm gonna take it easy for a while and see if anything I installed falls off...

Greg

 

[66Auto=xcharger]

I would suggest Hotchkis or firm feel. I love how my 66 rides with the Hotchkis TVS and 1.06 bars. I would want something bigger in the torsion bars to autocross with though. I don't believe they are quite stiff enough.

I have been looking at Hotchkis, nice But a bit Pricey, the Firm feel is nice and affordable But was wording how much positive caster and how much negative camber I can get as I will be setting up for Auto-X mostly. My front end has reinforced K member, Firm Feel Box, Fast ratio Pitmen arm and Idler arm, Koni Adjustable shocks, poly Bushing, adjustable strut rods, reinforced lower control arm and roundy round flat track Bars 1.25” and a Hotchkis Front sway bar. What I am looking for is, people that have Auto-X the Different upper control arms and how they worked out what setting they used or were able to obtain?

David H.

 

[66Auto=xcharger]

I just had a good experience with the Firm Feel UCA's. I did a whole Firm Feel front end. Afterward I took the car (70 RR) to an alignment shop with one of the fancy digital alignment computers that hang a computer sensor on each wheel. I gave them both the factory specs and the ones Firm Feel had given me. I decided to go with the Firm Feel Specs based on their advice and the alignment shop's.

I watched as they dialed in all of the specs, including the 4 degrees of positive caster, to within one tenth of one degree - right there on the screen. Amazing machinery.

And the car drives great. I started driving it around like a corvette until I remembered that it was me who had installed all of the parts. I'm gonna take it easy for a while and see if anything I installed falls off...

Greg

Sound like quite a improvement. What did the Camber end up being set at? I have talked to Firm Feel back in 2005 at that time they seemed to the leader in handling and I know they are into Auto- X. I will have to give them a call.

 

[Jim Bob The Dancing Bear]

My camber is set at -1 and my caster is set at 5 degrees. My car is a daily driver (1000 miles or so a month) and is a ball. At 90 she is rock solid. I have stock 14" rims and still push the car until the tires squeal in the corners. I have yet to have a car leave me on an on or off ramp.

 

[Jim Bob The Dancing Bear]

Also check out DTM racing. Dan has the Hotchkis 69 RoadRunner. He is on protouring.com and protouringmopar.com.

How about some pics and specs of your car?

 

[66Auto=xcharger]

Also check out DTM racing. Dan has the Hotchkis 69 RoadRunner. He is on protouring.com and protouringmopar.com.

How about some pics and specs of your car?

To see Photos Just click on View Photos By 66Auto=xcharger too the left right under the Flag :grin:

 

[Big Sugar]

You should consider popping in at www.protouringmopar.com we've got a few 1st gen chargers there as well as a bunch of good Mopars getting a workover.




Ron

 

[66Auto=xcharger]

You should consider popping in at www.protouringmopar.com we've got a few 1st gen chargers there as well as a bunch of good Mopars getting a workover.




Ron

Thanks I just reg. there as 66Auto-xchargre

David H.

 

[beezee]

You should consider popping in at www.protouringmopar.com we've got a few 1st gen chargers there as well as a bunch of good Mopars getting a workover.




Ron

Hey Ron,Great site,need to pass it on to Frank.