Currie makes a nice set of uppers called the CurrecTrac which use their "Johnny Joint" - much like a spherical rod end.
Another good source for A-Body performance suspension pieces is Dick Miller Racing. Although he's an Oldsmobile guy, the suspension pieces work for all GM A-Bodies. I know he has several stages of suspension pieces with some heavy duty - race only items similar to those mentioned by Wolfe's. Personally, if you need the pinion angle adjustment go with adjustable uppers and make sure you have quality boxed or tubular equivalent lowers with bushings to your liking. Another must have is the link that ties the frame connection points between the uppers and lowers - this was standard on SS models and can be purchased as originally designed or in stronger aftermarket designs. Aaron Weaver 1967 SS 396 Atchison, KS > > From: Fred Dowaliby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/04/02 Fri PM 08:00:06 GMT > To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] rear control arms > > Thanks for the replies! > > I guess I'm sucked in by Global West's argument re suspension bind and > spherical bearings. From what I can tell, GW and Edelbrock are the > only ones with spherical bearings. GW as a pricey top of the line on > uppers and lowers, and Edelbrock offers uppers only. > > Am I correct that Hotchkis and BMR offer only poly bushings? > > Oh yeah, Jeg's does now offer their version with rod ends and solid > bushings (I presume not quite on the same level as GW's "aircraft > spherical bearings" and Del-a-lum bushings). However, when I bought my > old ones from Jeg's about a year ago they offered only poly and without > zerk fittings. When I recently talked to them about the stiffness and > squeaking and the fact that they had now added zerk fittings all I got > was their defensive denial of responsibility etc. I'm ticked off enough > about that to not even consider them, even though they are priced at > about the same for uppers and lowers as GW's uppers only . > > Fred > > > On Apr 2, 2004, at 10:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I visited BMR to pickup my gearset while in Florida; Frank, the sales > > manager, took some time to show us around and was a very nice guy. > > > > I did really like their products and their small but clean factory. > > > > Andr� > > > > > >> I just got a set of hotchkis upper, lowers, and > >> reinforcing/connecting pieces. Not real impressed with them at all, > >> considering how great people hype them up to be, but the price was > >> definetly right as Igot them with little use on em. I will be > >> switching to Wolfe stuff when I can and selling these. > >> > >> The BMR arms look good. Nothing super fancy, ut the price is right > >> IMO... I also have no beef looking at the edelbrock ones and infact > >> they look very nice. The spehirical bushing is a nice touch as well > >> that I really like, but hard to say without seeing them in person. > >> > >> Mikey > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Fred Dowaliby > >> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:45 AM > >> To: The Chevelle Mailing List > >> Subject: [Chevelle-list] rear control arms > >> > >> I just bought a set of lower rear control arms from Global West, the > >> ones with the spherical bearing and Del-a-lum bushings. > >> > >> I am now considering those offered by Edelbrock as a cost cutting > >> alternative for the uppers. They are about $90(Jeg's) less than GW > >> and > >> also use a spherical bearing on the frame side, although poly on the > >> axle side. > >> > >> I would appreciate any advice/opinions on this, particularly from > >> anyone who has purchased those from Global. This is for a cruiser, so > >> out and out performance is not the issue, but I still want to do it > >> right. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Fred > >> > > > > > > >
