RT12102899 | RideTech Front lower StrongArms (1967-1970 Mustang, Cougar)

Front Lower StrongArms | 1967-1970 Mustang and Cougar

What says “performance” more than a set of tubular control arms! After all of the time and effort expended on your ride, you definitely can’t let your stamped OEM control arms detract from all that work. Finish your suspension off with these new tubular control arm systems from Ridetech. Built with all of the care and experience you have come to expect from us, these tubular control arms are a precision engineered solution for ShockWave® installation, ball joint binding, and frame clearance issues that can haunt some vehicles. When you combine the performance benefits with the elegant design of these arms, there is no question…. You want these.

Development
StrongArms™ are developed by Ridetech® in Jasper, Indiana on an actual running, driving vehicle. This allows us to properly address ALL fitment and performance issues. It also allows us to document an installation, demonstrate the installation to our sales techs and dealers, and allows ongoing evaluation of the performance of the StrongArms™

Design
We think the best way to design any component is to keep it simple. That is why Strong Arms™ are designed with as few components as possible. We have a new 4 axis tubing bender that allows precise, repeatable bends that no other machine can achieve. We can create elegant tubing bends that would otherwise require several separate welded components.

Components
We have worked closely with Moog, a major manufacturer of OEM ball joints, to ensure that the proper ball joints have been selected for the Application… a compression style unit in a compression application, a tension ball joint in a tension application. Proper poly or rubber bushings are selected based on application and the type of driving or racing that is anticipated.

Geometry
Geometry of a suspension starts with the position of the frame mounts and the height of the spindle, not the shape of the control arm. However, there are a few small things in control arm design that can make a big difference in how a vehicle drives and performs.

• One piece design eliminates strut rod
• Replaces factory rubber bushing with a spherical bearing in a billet aluminum housing to eliminate deflection that is experienced with hard braking and cornering.
• The lower arm uses an eccentric eliminator. This plate has multiple positions to be used in aligning the car, and once they are set you do not have to worry about your alignment moving. Any fine tuning that is needed, can be done with the upper control arm because it is fully adjustable.

*Not compatible with 1967 Kelsey-Hayes 4 piston disc brake calipers.