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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Car: 1982 Trans Am
Engine: LG4
Transmission: 200C
Axle/Gears: 3:73
I need a set of Rear Control Arms.

Hey I just noticed my driver side rear control arm is bent. Its the stock arm, so now is a good time to upgrade. The car is lowered with ebacih pro springs, so I don't know if its a good idea to get LCA relocation brackets. Oh the car is an 82 TA MSE. Its a daily driver, but I would like to take it to autocross events, and take it to the strip weekends. My budget is low, so I would like to get a bang for the buck deal.

I found these at I like the price. Lakewood Rear control arm
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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Take a look At Spohn Performance at the top of this page.
A better product then the ones you mentioned. My opinion.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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I jsut put spohn lca's and relo brackets on my car and love them. the spohn lca's will be $20 or so more and probably worth it for better quality.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:53 PM
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Car: 1982 Trans Am
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Well, one thing I do not like about the lakewood bars is the ploy bushings only come in yellow. Not a big deal, but yellow doesn't look good imo. Mecham Racing may have put poly bushings for the control arms so I'll have to take a closer look.

OMG I just remembered on thing. On the 82 TA, their is a bolt that goes through the control arm that holds a steel cable that holds the control arm to the frame. Because of the springs low ride height, it prevents the spring from falling out when the car is jacked up.

I would not be able to drill a hole in the spohn torque arm because of its shape. Well, thats one more plus for any boxed shaped torque arm.
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