Benefits
- Made in the U.S.A!
- Improve traction and handling.
- Lower your 60-foot times & your ET.
Features
- Black Finish
- Polyurethane Bushings on Chassis End
- Teflon-lined Spherical Bearing on Axle End
What's in the Box
- (1) Driver Control Arm Assembly
- (1) Passenger Control Arm Assembly
- (2) 79-98 Urethane Pivot Bushings
- (2) Inner Urethane Bushings
- (4) Outer Urethane Bushings
- (4) Urethane End Caps
- (2) Grease Packets
- Installation Instructions
Maximum Motorsports Non-Adjustable Rear Lower Control ArmsThe Maximum Motorsports Heavy-Duty Rear Lower Control Arms for your 1979-98 Ford Mustang utilize specially designed 3-piece urethane bushings at the chassis end. These bushings have a hard center section to prevent fore and aft deflection, and softer outer sections to allow the angular motion necessary to prevent bind. This design, with softer outer urethane sections, prevents torque-box damage due to the binding of the lower control arms.
Bushing designAt the axle end, we use a high-quality Teflon-lined spherical bearing to locate the rear axle precisely. Unlike the other bushing types listed above, a spherical bearing allows freedom of motion for both pivoting and angularity. As with our 3-piece urethane bushings, this freedom of motion improves handling over other styles of bushings and prevents damage to chassis components. 3-piece urethane bushing at the chassis end, rather than at the axle end, for two reasons. First, it reduces the amount of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) that is transmitted into the chassis. Second, the spring is mounted to the control arm and the chassis; it is best to keep the control arm and chassis from getting too far out of line with each other. If the spherical bearing is placed at the chassis end of the control arm and the urethane at the axle end, the control arm will tend to stay in alignment with the axle. This would cause the spring to arc sideways with body roll, and change the effective wheel rate.
Control Arms do not include hardware, you can re-use your stock hardware or purchase new hardware. Bushing Lubrication
- The suspension bushings included with this part can only be lubricated with PTFE grease, also referred to as "Marine Grease". PTFE grease is a very sticky, opaque grease that is water proof and will not degrade the bushing material. If lubed properly at installation, these bushings will not need to be lubricated again. Use of any other grease on these bushings will cause the bushing to fail and any bushing warranty to be voided.
- If these control arms will be installed on an early model Fox Body Mustang with the small rear sway bar, you must transfer over the factory sway bar bracket and attach it to the bracket on the new lower controls or upgrade to a larger sway bar.
- Due to the use of spherical bushings within this product, you will experience an increase in noise, vibration, and harshness.
Maximum Motorsports Warranty
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