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Old Jun 23, 2019 | 05:29 PM
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Just made myself some upper control arms. The only company that I found that makes custom ones wants $700. That company does great work but I just couldn't afford them. So I made my own from 1 1/4" DOM tube and a GM ball joint (Moog 6292). I went with this ball joint so in the future I can use JBA ball joints. Works great so far.


 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 01:48 PM
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Very nice. I need to swap mine out pretty soon too.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 02:50 PM
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Thanks. I should have made them longer and used the ram CV's.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:22 PM
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Thanks. I should have made them longer and used the ram CV's.
Then you would have needed to do the lowers as well.

All in all, they look pretty good. What did you use the bend the tubing?
 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:37 PM
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I have a friend with a hydraulic tubing bender. I had him bend a two foot piece about 60 degrees. It is inch and a quarter Dom .120 wall. The bushing housing is two inch quarter wall. It's a lot of work but fun too.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:46 PM
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You could probably market those...... Legal ramifications would suck though.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 07:05 PM
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I agree. I have a few different ideas too
 
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