Which upper control arm do I want?

[skulls]

I went with j&m with the spherical bushing with poly cup around it...it allows for great articulation.

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[DeepImpactPony]

No need for grease with these:
http://www.cheperformance.com/prod-310.htm

 

[BruceH]

I've never relubed my Steeda uca or lcas. They came with that ultra viscosity grease and it seems to still be working 4 years later.

 

[BMR Tech]

^Yup, if you use good grease it can go a long way.

 

[Don's Stang]

No offense, but no, I will not put any UPR parts on my Mustang.

Wow why so against UPR?? I am not bashing you, as most of the parts you have were awesome choices, but don't understand your comment about why you wouldn't ever put a UPR product on your car, or even consider one of there products

I see you have a bunch of BMR lower arms already, so I say go with there upper, and have a matched rear setup

I like most of BMR products, they are well made, and well engineered. Though there Panhard Bar which looks like you have, is one product I question the design. Having the adjustment in the middle of the bar is a no no to me. While might make adjusting easier, you now have a weak spot in the middle of the bar.

To me the UPR Panhard Bar is a stronger design, yes might be a little bit more of a pain to adjust, but how often do you adjust a panhard bar

 

[BMR Tech]

Don's Stang, we fought and fought people for many years about our design for our Panhard Bar. It was said to be a bad design, and that it is weak.

Well, many years later, about half of the bars available are designed similar. I predict that our PHR006 is the best selling Panhard bar on the market. With that said, it has about a 99.9999% success rate, and is only ever damaged during very hard impacts/wrecks. It is the most sold item at BMR, with the least amount of tech calls. (that is actually a fact)

Out of 11,661 sold since 01/01/2005, we have had less than 5 reports of failure.

 

[skwerl]

Hey Kelly, got any facts to back that up, or just hearsay.

 

[mr. anderson]

here's a tangent off the subject fact. the fitting "zerk" is not it's name, it actually has no name, just a patent for when it was produced. that was just the inventors name who made the fitting, he worked for the Alemite company, so alemite fitting is also a lesser known name for the fitting.

 

[BMR Tech]

Hey Kelly, got any facts to back that up, or just hearsay.

Actually, I lied. We started using this program in Sep, 2005. So, 09/2005 would be more accurate.

 

[Department Of Boost]

Metco because it doesn't bind when the axle articulates.

Mine added zero NVH.

http://www.metcomotorsports.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MUC2005&cat=102

 

[Don's Stang]

Don's Stang, we fought and fought people for many years about our design for our Panhard Bar. It was said to be a bad design, and that it is weak.

Out of 11,661 sold since 01/01/2005, we have had less than 5 reports of failure.

I am glad to hear they are holding up. Though a bar with adjustments at each end it has to be stronger. I like your products, just not the Panhard bar. Maybe I am a little old school, and am also a off roader where a bar like that wouldn't hold up. So when I went with a Panhard bar on my mustang, I went with one with adjustments on the ends. I just know if I put one on with your design I would always worry about it. Which is why it is a no no for me, and I am sure I am not the only one who thinks like that

 

[BMR Tech]

I am glad to hear they are holding up. Though a bar with adjustments at each end it has to be stronger. I like your products, just not the Panhard bar. Maybe I am a little old school, and am also a off roader where a bar like that wouldn't hold up. So when I went with a Panhard bar on my mustang, I went with one with adjustments on the ends. I just know if I put one on with your design I would always worry about it. Which is why it is a no no for me, and I am sure I am not the only one who thinks like that

I understand. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[tehdixie]

Wow why so against UPR?? I am not bashing you, as most of the parts you have were awesome choices, but don't understand your comment about why you wouldn't ever put a UPR product on your car, or even consider one of there products

I see you have a bunch of BMR lower arms already, so I say go with there upper, and have a matched rear setup

I like most of BMR products, they are well made, and well engineered. Though there Panhard Bar which looks like you have, is one product I question the design. Having the adjustment in the middle of the bar is a no no to me. While might make adjusting easier, you now have a weak spot in the middle of the bar.

To me the UPR Panhard Bar is a stronger design, yes might be a little bit more of a pain to adjust, but how often do you adjust a panhard bar

I had a UPR camber plate fail and send a strut through my hood

Never again.

 

[Don's Stang]

I had a UPR camber plate fail and send a strut through my hood

Never again.

well that's a good reason not to like there stuff, glad I am running steeda camber plates

 

[Gabe]

Why am I so against UPR?
Well, I'm a repeat Billet Tech customer and a friend to BT and I choose to believe them when they say UPR stole their catch can desgin, and same thing with other companies' products they copied.

I'd rather deal with companies that do their own R & D.

Right now, IF I do an aftermarket UCA, I'm considering ones like the Steeda since I wouldn't have to (or want to) install a new bracket/mount also, and having a DSS driveshaft I keep reading that adjusting the pinion angle is not needed

 

[skwerl]

Right now, IF I do an aftermarket UCA, I'm considering ones like the Steeda since I wouldn't have to (or want to) install a new bracket/mount also, and having a DSS driveshaft I keep reading that adjusting the pinion angle is not needed

I happen to have a lightly used BMR nonadjustable UCA available.
http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99636

 

[BMR Tech]

Gabe, can you calrify? I don't quite understand what you are referring to about the mount comment?

Skwerl, that arm won't work on 11+ cars bud.

 

[ethic1]

Kelly,


Will yours work with a racecraft mount?

 

[Gabe]

Gabe, can you calrify? I don't quite understand what you are referring to about the mount comment?

Skwerl, that arm won't work on 11+ cars bud.

I mean that if/when I get a new UCA I'd like to keep the OEM mount

 

[GallopingFord]

Had a BMR UCA + Mount on my Bullitt and no problems, no extra noise. I took it out without realizing it won't work on my 2012...

I've read a lot of people who get noise with the aftermarket UCA and stock mount. I would get both and just be done with it.