Tag: tubular

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Price: 299.00 USD

Applications:

1972-1976 Ford Torino & Ranchero

1977-1979 Ford Ranchero, LTD II & Thunderbird

1977-1979 Mercury Cougar

Part# FT-607

These tubular rear upper control arms for the 1972-1976 Ford Torino and Ranchero outperform the flexible, stamped steel arms and soft rubber bushings that come from the factory.

These combo ended rear upper control arms will wipe out most bind, yet keep the road noise increase minimal for a street driven car. The Del-Sphere pivot joints provide for “bind-free” handling performance. The fluted polyurethane bushed ends are mounted onto the chassis (floor) mount for maximum road noise insulation.

Eliminate wheel hop, increase traction, and drastically improve handling with an easy bolt on installation. The Del-Sphere pivot joints provide for “bind-free” handling and no deflection launch performance. They’re available powder coated in your choice of bright red or gloss black for a brilliant and durable finish.

The control arm bushings on the 1972-1976 Ford Torino and Ranchero have a significant impact on your vehicle?s ride, comfort, handling, acceleration, noise and vibration. When the vehicle leans (rolls) in a turn, one side of the chassis moves up relative to the rear axle and the other side moves down.

The control arms must twist to allow for the axle to articulate, this causes the control arm bushings to bind. If this bind becomes excessive, it will raise the rear wheel rate and produce sudden and uncontrolled changes in handling such as snap oversteer.

The factory minimizes this suspension bind by using compliant rubber bushings. These soft bushings help accommodate the necessary motion of the control arms during body roll. However, the rubber bushings do not provide much in the way of forward and aft support which can cause wheel hop during hard acceleration and braking.

It is common to replace the stock rubber control arm bushings with polyurethane bushings to resolve the shortcomings of the factory’s soft rubber bushings. Polyurethane bushings eliminate wheel hop, reduce axle deflection, and improve straight line traction. However, the downside of polyurethane bushings is they prevent the necessary movement of the control arms during body roll, which in turn produces significant binding in the suspension when the vehicle is cornering.

The polyurethane bushings also place high stresses on the control arm mounts on the vehicle. Polyurethane bushed control arms do not allow for rotation of the control arm during cornering because of the stiffness of the bushings.

Del-Sphereâ?¢ Pivot Joints:

The Spohn Performance Del-Sphere pivot joint solves the shortcomings of the factory rubber and aftermarket polyurethane bushings. Our Del-Sphere pivot joint incorporates a spherical ball which is surrounded by Delrin® bushing cups.

Think of the Del-Sphere pivot joint as a Delrin® bushed spherical rod end. After over a year of R&D testing here at Spohn Performance on a streetable spherical joint the Del-Sphere pivot joint is the final result. Designed and manufactured exclusively by Spohn Performance, we have taken street suspension performance to the next level.

Our Del-Sphere pivot joint features a CNC machined DOM housing, a heat treated and chrome plated chrome moly spherical ball, Delrin® bushing cups, heat treated retainer washer and snap ring, heat treated and chrome plated chrome moly threaded adjuster ring, and an external grease fitting.

The Delrin® bushing cups absorb shock and road noise so you get the quiet and smooth ride of a bushing as well as 28 degrees of rotation! Our Del-Sphere pivot joints will always ship to you fully assembled, however, we also offer an optional adjusting tool that will allow you to do two things.

First, you can disassemble the Del-Sphere pivot joint for cleaning, inspection, etc. Second, you can adjust the amount of tension on the spherical ball. The amount of tension can be easily adjusted by using our optional adjustment tool to tighten or loosen the end retainer ring.

What that means is if over time and miles the tolerances open up you can simply re-adjust the retainer ring and have your pivot joint as tight as it was the day it was brand new. We doubt you’ll ever need to replace the Delrin® bushing cups, but they certainly can be. Unlike a spherical rod end, the Del-Sphere pivot joint is 100% rebuildable.

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Price: 89.00 USD

Application: 1959-1964 Chevrolet B-Body – Impala, Biscayne & Bel Air

Part# 641

Replace the factory’s weak and flexible rubber bushed rear upper control arm on your 1959-1964 Chevrolet B-Body Impala, Biscayne, and Bel Air with our heavy duty tubular unit! Our tubular rear upper control arm provides for serious handling performance and greatly increase the rear end’s fore and aft stability.

After more than 50 years of use the factory rear upper control arm is corroded and the rubber bushings are cracked and dry rotted which adversely effects the handling and performance of your car.

Improve your ride quality, reduce body roll, eliminate wheel hop and increase traction with an easy bolt on installation. All of the ends are fitted with grease fittings for easy lubrication of the fluted polyurethane bushings.

Specifications & Features:

• 1.25″ x .120″ wall DOM tubing
• Stronger, yet lighter than stock
• Polyurethane bushings (fluted) with grease fittings for easy lubrication
• Re-uses factory mounting hardware, no need to drill out your mounting brackets
• Easy 100% bolt in installation with the use of basic hand tools
• Available powder coated in your choice of bright red or gloss black for a brilliant and durable finish

Fitment Note: Fits 1959-1964 Chevrolet B-Body cars only.

Priced per Arm — Qty. 1 = 1 Arm: You will need to verify whether your car has one or two rear upper control arms. All six cylinder and most small block cars were equipped with one rear upper control arm. Big block cars were equipped with two rear upper control arms.

Specify Color Choice When Ordering:

Color: You must specify red or black when ordering.

Related Products:

Mounting Hardware: New control arm mounting hardware kit. You can purchase this by searching for Part# B-980 in our eBay Store.