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Old Jul 1, 2016 | 08:14 PM
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Default Anyone using Global West Lower Control Arms.

any thoughts / reviews on these.

Global West lower control arms. How do these fit compared to stock lower arms.

I broke one lower arm bushing at the track today. Looking for something that fits and be a little stronger.

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/gls-cta-31l
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 10:07 AM
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I am running both upper and lower control arms on my 76 along with their rear trailing arms. My lowers are the extended travel with the coilover but in my opinion you cant go wrong with the Global West products. I like mine and they fit is perfect.
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Back in '88 or so, I had a '70 Lemans convertible, and converted the front end to disc brakes with GW help......sorry I can't remember all just what I bought, but part of the conversion was a pair of '80 Caddy front spindles...but with their help, the car ran for about 16 year and gave 9 cents out of a dime.....every time......I just gasp at the price of what shown....but gotta figger pushing 30 years now.....

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I have installed the Global West bushings in factory arms and they are 'do-able'...but it does take a bit of welding to get them to work...which or me is not a big deal.

And YES...these bushings are AWESOME.

I have not installed their A-arms as of yet.

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I have Del-A-Lum bushings on my 1974. They are amazing!!!
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