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Anybody have the SPC upper control arms?

Old 01-02-10, 08:57 AM
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Default Anybody have the SPC upper control arms?

Hey, I'm thinking about getting these. My car is stock height, but these are less than half the cost of OEM replacements.

To those that have them, please let me know....

1) Are the bushings rubber (like stock) or urethane?

2) Does the nut on the backside of the ball joint ever hit the inner fender (making an audible "clunk" noise) and appear to be denting the shock tower from the wheel well? I had SPC balljoints on my honda back in the day and removed them because of this.

Thanks for the help!
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A few members have these... and i think there urethane bushings
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the SPC website is USELESS, doesn't specifiy either way!
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i think they will always hit the shock tower.. just because of the suspension design and driving slammed. an easy solution is to cut the shock tower so that the joint area can clear.
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Originally Posted by vwynn
i think they will always hit the shock tower.. just because of the suspension design and driving slammed. an easy solution is to cut the shock tower so that the joint area can clear.
as per my original post, my car is STOCK HEIGHT??
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Originally Posted by sivikvtec
the SPC website is USELESS, doesn't specifiy either way!
Just got a quote from the Vender... follow this link..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pri...m&pmid=2847994
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Just got a quote from the Vender... follow this link..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pri...m&pmid=2847994
I can't get that link to work. I don't think you can link to a PM like that. Could you please paste the message in here. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by sivikvtec
as per my original post, my car is STOCK HEIGHT??
then it shouldnt hit... OE shouldnt even hit if your at stock height... if it does then something is wrong lol
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Originally Posted by sivikvtec
I can't get that link to work. I don't think you can link to a PM like that. Could you please paste the message in here. Thanks!
THe link works.. I don't understand what your saying..
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When I click the link I get this message:

"Invalid Private Message specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

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Originally Posted by sivikvtec
When I click the link I get this message:

"Invalid Private Message specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

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Thats weird... here's the message..

Sale price is $369 shipped.

Just let us know when you're ready to order. We can do either Paypal or CC. We'll take care of you and won't lose your business to price, as we can beat any advertised or vendor quoted sale

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Thanks!
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Ive been running them for a while now, dropped on daizen springs, I havent noticed any problems.
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