aftermarket strut rods

[moparrr07]

id like to get adjustable control arms and strut rods, the arms are a no brainer, the rms ones cost the least and have the best reputation, but..

the struts rods are another story, id like to buy yours bill, but being on a budget, ive seen another pair that only cost $160 and look alittle more adjustable friendly

whats your thought on other strut rods you've seen?


btw i stop by your booth at the nats and everyones right, online picture dont do your products justice

[mrbill00]

i'm in the same delemma and i decided after visiting here for a year , i
learned some things and got some good deals( when there was a "for sale" thing)
and that's worth 39.00...that and comments like"btw i stop by your both at the nats and everyones right, online picture dont do your products justice"
also, it seems that a lot of street miles are put on bill's parts, not just hangar queens or dino deans, with excellent feedback
for relilibilty predictions. if we get that, we can be loyal....kinda like in the ol days when a NAPA store came to town and ol Joe
went in the parts business, and he didi everyone good, you traded with him from then on...
so my final decision was if i'm going to get upper control arms from bill i might as well get the strut rods too (and sliders too
to save on shipping)and......

their strut rods 160.00
bill's strut rods 199.00
even if i have to wait an extra week or two to save up the difference

[jamesdart]

i havent seen any strud rods that closely resembled bills yet. do they have heim joints like bills? i bought his arms and strud rods and they are some really sweet pieces.

[moparrr07]

well, his actually look nicer at the nats is what im trying to say, his booth was on the far other corner

you dont have to loosen the control arm end of it

http://capautoproducts.com/Struts_and_Stuff.html

[FredDart]

I made my own adjustable strut rods. Cost me around 80$ and a lot of my time. They look a lot like Bill's setup.

Fred

[jamesdart]

thats a nice feature, but how often are you going to need to adjust the strut rods?  they look pretty decent too though.

[moparrr07]

no, not really, but still

fred, do you have some pictures?

[flyboy01]

thats a nice feature, but how often are you going to need to adjust the strut rods?  they look pretty decent too though.

That was my question, why do you need to adjust?

[vitamindart]

i alos have bills and love them between them and the upers my car never aligned easier and between that and the sliders i installed my car has never hooked better

[NYrr496]

I don't know that I'd want those made from aluminum. Then again, the roads are pretty crappy here in NY.

[FredDart]

When you lower the car with stock UCA, its hard to get a lot of caster and camber at the same time, it helps by bringing the LCA fwd just a bit. You only need to adjust them once when you get the alignement done. I want my car to handle good, thats why I made mine with a HEIM joint, like Bill's. Better suspension movement and prevents the LCA to move fwd and aft, like stock rubber bushing does. I didnt like the stiffness of poly bushings either, it doesnt give a smooth travel. Ill try to take pictures of what I did. My uncle owns a machine shop, that helps a lot whrn building a lot of custom parts.

Fred

[jamesdart]

yeah i have the poly bushings in one car, they suck. really bind the suspension travel.

[moparrr07]

yea thats what i have now, the poly bushing, along with the .990 bars, its crazy stiff, this might help alittle

hey bill, have you ever seen the other ones?

[Bill_Reilly]

No, I haven't seen them,  just the picture in the link.

[NYrr496]

Bill, are yours steel? They look sweet.

[Bill_Reilly]

Yea, actually 156 wall dom tubing.

[moparteacher]

I've put bill's strut rods on two of my cars. LOVE them! If you ask me I'd say they're underpriced. I wish all the parts I purchase were of this quality.

[acpat]

aluminum is not going to be a good thing on a street car IMO