Hey Guys,
Are these things any good? Are any control
arms any good? Do you notice a difference
from stock.

The Lakewood arms are $82 from Jegs..the
cheapest I have seen thus far...compared to
$250 for some other brands.

Well...any advice would be great!

Tommy

 

go with them man.. a buddy of mine has them on his PUSTANG but his car handles almost like a stock IROC now, no seriously it helped out a lot. and go with the LAKEWOOD they know what they are doing. and go with a few more suspension pieces from them for the whole effect you will notice the difference. have fun man. power cant be put to the ground without a suspension. remember that

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1990 IROC-Z L98 350 TPI
AFPR 49PSI, GUTTED AIR BOXES, K&N, RAM AIR, PORTED PLENUM, B&M SHIFTER, 3.23 LIMITED SLIP, DUAL CATS, STOCK SUPER TURBO EXHAUST, COOPER COBRA XST's

MUSTANGS...ONLY 4 LUGS....HAHA THAT IS HILARIOUS.

 

I would not use Lakewood. I can't remember if it was on this board or not but someone had problems with the welds on the LCA's breaking. I haven't seen them in person but from pictures they look flimsy. Get Steve Spohn's LCA's, they look like the best value, plus his support is priceless.

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350 Vortec, forged flat-tops, CompCams XE268, Edlebrock RPM, Holley 3310, TH350 w/Holeshot 2400, 3.23 posi, Heddman shorties, HEI

 

I'm with Eric, go with LCA's from Steve Spohn. His parts are top notch and he is very helpful if ya run into any problems.

 

I have a pair of the lakewood lower control arms and adjustable panhard rod on my 92 and have zero problems. The problems they are refering to are with their traction bars. The LCA's are solid 1/4" square tubing with pretty healthy welds and grease fittings on both ends. Order them from summit and see for yourself, if you don't like them they will take them back. I think I paid less than $200 for both, can't beat that.

 

Thanks guys,
I think I will try them out...you can't beat
the price, and they look solid to me. I also
saw the SPOHN ones and they look great, but
they are a bit too costy for me at this time.

Thanks for your advice!

Tommy

 

Let us know what you think when you get them.
Jeff

 

I got a set of the Lakewood LCAs on my car. The best $80 (or so) I've ever spent . I bought 'em to combat the awful wheel-hop problem I was having after I put 3.73s and a posi unit in my rear-end. Fixed the problem totally. I'm sure they're not as great and wonderful as some of the more expensive units, but, for the price they're awesome. I'm sure they'll do just fine for you (unless you're running some crazy *** wild drag combo and need some of the really strong/expensive ones...).

-Mark W.
'88 SC Camaro w/ 305 TBI

 

I've got them also. They've been on the car for 3 years w/ no problems.

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82 Z28 350, Ported #882 Heads, Performer RPM cam and intake, hedman headers,650 Demon carb,
Trans: Turbo 350 w/ 4000 stall -- Rearend 7.5 w/ Richmond 4.10's, Auburn Minispool
Best ET: 12.52@107.2
Future plans: Dart headed, Roller cammed 383 in early '01


89 RS, L03 305, Hypertech Chip,cat delete, Dynomax exhaust,K&N open element Filter,160 stat, MSD coil --Trans:700R4 Corvette Servo -- Rearend: 7.5 GM 3.42 w/ posi-lock
New Best ET: 15.03@92.7
http://www.bassettracing.cz28.com

 

I also have the Lakewood LCA's and adjustable track bar on my car, and for the money they can't be beat. They eliminated all my wheel hop and the urethane bushings don't squeak at all thanks to those grease fittings. My only complaint is that they're not fixture welded, and one of them was about 1/8" longer than the other. Go for them, you won't be disapointed.

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-Jason M. 1991 Camaro Z28
"Shampoo is better, I go on first and clean the hair."

 

Ive had the Lakewood LCA and Panhard rod on for about two years now.Dont have any problems.Best $170 I spent.The adjustable panhard is GREAT if you have a lowered car and want to bring the rear back to center.
Nitro Don

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1990 Trans Am WS6
305TPI 700R4

ENGINE:
150hp NOS kit
March underdrive pulleys
Edelbrock headers(JetHot)
Mac off-road pipe
Flowmaster exaust
Jacobs ultra coil
K&N filter
Fulley ported base,
runners,& plenum
Crane AFPR
Hypertech airfoil
Crane 1.6 rockers
210/220 .533/.544 Cam
W/P Torquer heads
Edelbrock TPI Base
Edelbrock TI Runners
Edelbrock 52mm T.B.
TRANSMISSION:
Richmond 3.73's
Auburn posi
B&M Mega shifter
B&M Transpak
Vette servo
B&M 2400 converter
TCI Trans Rebuild
Nitto Drag radials
FUTURE MODS:
The 700R4 is DEAD!!
Neeed to rebuild AGAIN!!
BEST RUN:
12.48 @ 109.23 MPH
(with stock heads,cam,intake,and crappy Pep Boy's tires)

 

I have them on my car (83 Z28 5-speed with a 400). They helped my hookup problems significantly, didn't totally fix them by any means, but are a definite noticeable improvement with no penalty that I've noticed. They didn't affect the ride or make the car noisy or anything obnoxious like that.

I considered Steve Spohn's, which appear to be a very heavy-duty piece optimized for drag racing, and also are adjustable length. If I spent more time at the strip I might go that way instead. But the Lakewoods seem fine for the street.

I have a set of Steve's LCA brackets which are going on a rear end I'm prepping to go in the car, and I have one of his torque arms. The torque arm tigthened up everything about the car. I can hardly wait to get the LCA brackets on, as I think that's the last remaining malfunction in my suspension.

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."