SCP tubular upper control arms

Has anyone had any experience with SCP upper control arms, either good or bad? I think the part number for our cars are 94210.

 

i havent seen those before. it looks decent for street. it has the shelby drop built in. what it doesnt have is any adjustment. when going to a custom upper control arm, a benefit can be had by moving the ball joint towards the rear of the car. if the arms are side specific this has been done.

 

I've been eyeing those arms up for some time now. $400 for both sides including shipping makes it tough for me to justify modding the factory stuff for race duty and costing me even more money in the process.

And @ Bryant.. those arms do have an extra 3° of castor built in and up to 5° of max setting. I had planned on doing a small additional shelby drop with small amount of added rear offset as well. A bit more anti-dive angularity doesn't usually hurt these old Fords either. I plan on having to notch the frame-rail as a result of that mod since the clearance will be non-existent with such extreme drops.

If you look closely at the posted pic, the bar has a different/greater degree of bend on the left side of that pic, which pushes the arms balljoint offset towards the rear. The camber is also adjustable with slotted balljoint mounting and they also include a couple of shims too. Can't remember what they are but another degree or so maybe. Some pretty killer arms for the price.

The ONLY thing I would really like to see is a roller needle bushing but their bushing design certainly doesn't look bad and IIRC they are serviceable and sold separately. I'll revisit these arms when it comes time to cross this bridge but I really can't see how you could go wrong with them.

PS. Here's the link to their website. Has an install video too.

http://www.spcalignment.com/component/spc/?task=part_description&pid=94210&region=USA&make=Ford&model=Maverick&year=1970 - 1977&from=USAFrom&to=USATo

And here's the replaceable joints they use.

http://www.spcalignment.com/component/content/article?id=291

 

Thanks for the reply guys. This would only see street use, and I know they are labeled for the left and right so I do believe the upper ball joint has been relocated somewhat to the rear of the vehicle.

 

now that the features are known, those do look like a great deal.

 

Spc is good brand
More popular for GM cars and from Scandc.com

 

I called them and they don't make a matching lower control arm. They said the upper was made only for better alignment specs. It is a real nice piece though. I asked them to consider making a lower with a bearing instead of a bushing and a replaceable ball joint.

 

This past weekend I installed these on the Comet, so far I am loving them.

 

Have you seen these? I would love to build something like this out of lighter weight chromoly with screw in balljoints(lighter weight). For the next couple years I'll just box mine and convert the bushings with hope that someone else builds them locally and at a more affordable price.

http://www.rrs-online.com.au/au/lemans-lower-control-arms.html

 

What in handling/steering/driving improvements have u noticed since having the SPC arms on the car? Worth the money and effort?

 

To me, worth every penny. These are the 3 main things I noticed right away.

1. The car seems to take road imperfections, pot holes, cracks, bumps, uneven pavement, more gracefully. Before when you ran over these things it was like the car was dropped from a helicopter, while traveling at 45 mph, and two feet off the ground. After the initial jarring, the car went one way and the steering went another. Now the car seems to grip the road contours. I suspect that this is due to the use of bearings in the upper control arms instead of bushings. I think the suspension is better able to articulate and compensate for road imperfections. It feels more like a roller coaster ride than a wagon ride.

2. It feels much more stable at highway speeds. Previously, above 50 mph it was a wrestling match with the steering wheel to keep the car in a straight line, and often it was unclear as to whom was winning the match. I think this may be due to the built in 2 degrees of caster.

3. The car is more level in turns. Before, the body roll, particularly in higher speed turns, was so great I thought the side view mirrors were about to fly off as they scraped the pavement. There is still some roll, but it is marginal compared to what it was. I suspect that if I were to upsize the anti-sway bar from what the factory put in, it would really hug and hold the corners. This is probably due to the 1 inch drop incorporated into the upper arm.

 

Hmmm, I wonder if you could put one of their sealed flex joints in the lower arm and then box it?

 

Thanks for the detail response to my question, Jason. I understand why you like these arms so much; got me seriously considering a set. I see them on Ebay for a little past $400.00 the most reasonable price for this type of arm I have seen.

 

I got my set from Summit Racing, they will match or beat any legitimate price. I pointed out the ones on ebay and they sold me a set for $407.98. They have only been in the car 2 or 3 months but I think they are great, especially for the price. I coupled these with the eccentric eliminators and solid tie rod adjuster sleeves from forum member "toporanger" and the front end feels solid now for the first time ever. I think the next thing will to be to add rollerized coil spring saddles.

 

And next time you're harvesting that money tree.. don't forget about the adjustable strut rods too!