QA1 Lower Control Arms

[cudaclive]

Anyone using these? I am updating my front suspension and have mostly Hotchkis parts, except the lower control arms. I was thinking of getting the QA1 lower control arms. Are they stronger or better?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

cudaclive

 

[Adam]

Hard to beat the factory LCAs with a stiffening plate welded on... only $20. from http://arengineering.com/products/lca-box-plate-kits-bea-body-cars/

 

[cudaclive]

Can you buy factory LCAs with the stiffening plate welded in? As mine are damaged.

 

[moparleo]

Try Firm Feel:
http://www.firmfeel.com/e_body_mopar_lower_control_arm_reinforcement.html

 

[jerry heltzel]

Hi cudaclive I went a step further I bought QA1 lower control arms as well as Hotchkis upper control arm , tie rods , strut rods , sway bar , pitman arm idler arm all Hotchkis + mopar performance torsion bars, Bilstine shocks , new right stuff disc brake conversion kit all @ the same time. PROBLEM tie rod on driver side touching torsion bar. ! When Turing to right even a turn it rubs. Anyone out that can offer up solution . Or have went this path. The plus is it feels like a rack and pinion now . I really want to win this battle. Thanks in advance. Not able to enjoy my ride :-(

 

[Chryco Psycho]

Jerry
You can install a shim or 2 between the steering box & K frame to tilt the box slightly & gain the clearance .

I am always nervous using welded steering parts , the weld can weaken the metal beside the weld & tear there , I have seen a few failures of control arms this way , the factory used 1 piece stamped steel parts for a reason , they are durable .

 

[mmissile]

http://www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/showthread.php?7651-Ma-s-cuda-A-long-time-coming


No steering stops.

 

[cudaclive]

I'm having a similar problem with the tire rubbing on the frame. Someone from cuda-challenger.com mentioned that the quick ratio idler/pitman arm could be the problem. Do you have this on yours? I haven't swapped mine out yet. I'm just waiting for my TTi headers to arrive, so I can install them. Then I will concentrate on the tire rubbing issue. Have you talked to QA1? If not, I will try and get some info from them.

 

[mmissile]

Haven't been back to that part of the car, yet. However, I don't have many stock parts left in the front end.





http://www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/...ng-time-coming

 

[cudaclive]

Just found this on the QA1 website:

Part #52308 (lower control arm) is only recommended for 1962-70 B-Body applications with no sway bar or E-Body sway bar and QA1 K-Member #52315.
Part #52308 (lower control arm) is designed to work with the E-Body sway bar and the 1971-72 B-Body sway bar.

Looks like the QA1's E-body lower control arms only works with QA1's K-Member. What is the difference between the stock K-Member and QA1's K-Member? Anyone?

This is just ridiculous!

 

[mmissile]

I'll have to look to see which ones I installed. I also installed a larger/aftermarket sway-bar. Must be the tabs on the arms.