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 Ridetech, 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 Ridetech to properly address ALL
fitment and performance issues. It also allows Ridetech to document an
installation, demonstrate the installation to our sales techs and
dealers, and allows ongoing evaluation of the performance of the
StrongArms™
Design - 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. Ridetech have a new 4 axis
tubing bender that allows precise, repeatable bends that no other
machine can achieve. Ridetech can create elegant tubing bends that would
otherwise require several separate welded components.
Components
- Ridetech 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.
- Ridetech created extra caster potential by adjusting the fore and aft position of
the ball joints. At the same time Ridetech make sure the wheel is properly
positioned in the wheel-well so your new 18" wheels fit like they
should!
- The balljoint camber travel is re-centered to
accommodate the new lowered ride height so the ball joint doesn’t bind
during extreme suspension movement.
- The perimeter of the StrongArms is contoured to allow maximum wheel clearance and turning radius.
- All
shock mounts, airspring mounts, and swaybar mounts are integrated into
the design so you don’t have to finish the engineering in order to enjoy
your ride!
StrongArms™ are optimized to allow
proper camber adjustment at your new lowered ride height without using a
large stack of shims. All STRONGARMS include ball joints, and bushings. They are bolt-on: ready to install!