Steeda LCA's

[rayS197]

I did a lot of searching with no results. Has anyone installed the Steeda LCA's and whats your thoughts??

http://www.steeda.com/products/steeda_chrome_moly_lower_control_arms.php

 

[srt2stang725]

i have the J&Ms here http://www.hotpart.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=45 and i have nothing but great things to say about them. No more wheel hop, and the install was super easy. And they are cheap compared to the others on the market.

 

[Vapour Trails]

Steeda LCAs are expensive for what they are. Go J&M, they are only 60% of the price and they won't bind.

 

[JimIII@JDM]

noisy, your best best in my opinion is GT500 lower control arms. This is for a nice comfortable ride. They have a 25% stiffer durameter bushing which limits wheel hop. The other thing id go with is a set of CHE icm brackets to lower the angle at which the LCA's attach to the rear end to give you more traction and bite on launch. These with adjustable drag shocks will give you excellent grip and no wheel hop! Ive tested this combination in a low 10 second car with 1.4X 60 foot times!!

 

[Rangersfan]

Steeda LCAs are expensive for what they are. Go J&M, they are only 60% of the price and they won't bind.

You get what you pay for. Their lowers are made from mild-steel, not chrome-moly like ours.

 

[kevinatfms]

i have the gt500 control arms and they work great, no wheel hop and they are fairly inexpensive

 

[JOK3R]

You get what you pay for. Their lowers are made from mild-steel, not chrome-moly like ours.

How much of a difference does that really make?

 

[EagleStroker]

I have the Metco's, but that's not at all what he's asking. If your worried about quality, your not going to be steered wrong with anything Steeda, period IMO.

How much of a difference does that really make?

All the difference in the world if your doing something that would break one. My opinion has always been that the extra dough is worth the piece of mind to me.

 

[jre8806]

I have the Metco's, but that's not at all what he's asking. If your worried about quality, your not going to be steered wrong with anything Steeda, period IMO.



All the difference in the world if your doing something that would break one. My opinion has always been that the extra dough is worth the piece of mind to me.

+1, durbility is golden, spending the extra few bucks can save a lot in the loong run.

 

[Vapour Trails]

You get what you pay for. Their lowers are made from mild-steel, not chrome-moly like ours.

And neither of them is going to break, but the steedas will bind up on hard cornering.
Has anyone ever ran into a S197 that broke a mild steel tubing LCA? They put stamped steel LCA on the 540hp GT500. Jim just said he ran 10 sec 1/4 miles on GT500 LCAs.

 

[killrb]

I am very happy with my Steeda lowers. No noise to speak of and wheel hop was gone. Fit was perfect.

Brandon

 

[mustangflanagan]

what about these because i am in the same boat and looking to replace my trz;s they worked great but u feel every tiny bump in the road with them they had the urethane bushing with a rod end damn thing feels like the rear wants to fall out lol so i am looking for one with bushings on both ends but i want adjustable ones these are the only ones i could find
http://www.steeda.com/products/steeda_street_lower_trail_arms.php

 

[vinnybarber]

steeda no question bout it

 

[NastyStang113]

BMR Billets.

 

[Rangersfan]

And neither of them is going to break, but the steedas will bind up on hard cornering.

and exactly how would that happen compared to the J&R's, or to anyone else's for that matter.

...and mild steel can break, by the way.

 

[MexGT]

My steedas LCA´s are not noisy ... not even with their LCA brackets. 2 1/2 years with them installed.

 

[mustangflanagan]

hows the nvh with the steeda;s

 

[Mustang30212]

The other thing id go with is a set of CHE icm brackets to lower the angle at which the LCA's attach to the rear end to give you more traction and bite on launch.

I was looking at some of these and have one concern. They look like they work like the old SSM lift bars on the Fox cars which actually lowers the rear of the car and inturn, raises the front a little. I HATE that look and I did not want to lower the front of the car.

Do these lower the rear of the car at all? I'm thinking not because the coil springs aren't perched on the lca's like on the Fox's.

Sorry if this sounded stupid...new to the S197's.

RH

 

[james432]

i have the steeda Billets they are the shitt.......

 

[NastyStang113]

Do these lower the rear of the car at all? I'm thinking not because the coil springs aren't perched on the lca's like on the Fox's.

Nope.