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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2010 - 09:08:35 PM »
Nice, I've been looking at getting a set of tubular control arms or a complete tubular control arm setup too, subscribed
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2010 - 05:27:58 PM »
Excellent response, I so want to support you. But when after asking about road racing use with your parts, I was told that your product was designed for drag racing.
Are you now saying that your uppers can withstand urban roads and weekend autoX/road race?
There are plenty of potholes in the city.

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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:06:58 PM »
I don't believe capauto is a frequent visitor here so you may want to contact them directly
http://www.capautoproducts.com/contact_us.php?osCsid=138e10386ac5d54b4f9976506907c73b
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:23:06 PM »
i wouldn't put cap products on my go-kart.   but hey its your life.  just hope you don't kill some innocent bystander if/when that cap stuff fails.



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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:28:56 PM »
 :wow:  :o  :faint:  So what did Cap have to say when you showed them this?
 Lawsuit I'm guessing!
Thanks for the heads up! That's just horrible! I'd go postal!  :villagers:
 Was anyone hurt?
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:37:44 PM »
i wouldn't put cap products on my go-kart.   but hey its your life.  just hope you don't kill some innocent bystander if/when that cap stuff fails.



no there was no damage to that black road runner.. :) 






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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:42:15 PM »
Even if it was a wreck that upper a-arm should have bent, Not broke at the weld! I see stock cars every week all wadded up and yep lots of bent parts but not broke like that at the welds!
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:43:16 PM »
nope not my car..  but it is obvious that they both broke right at the weld.   the weld is supposed to be the strong point.   this subject has been brought up numerous times on different mopar boards.  just figured i'd post the pics of the failed parts so you can make an informed decision..

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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2010 - 07:48:15 PM »
here ya go..  read through this...

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=37847


and read this...

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=97863&highlight=cap+control+arms


  your risking way too much using cap products in my opinion



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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2010 - 08:02:25 PM »
oh here is the thread on the black road runner.   he calls them mancini arms.  mancini sells the cap arms...

http://www.bigblockdart.com/forum/showthread.php?10459-mancin-iracing-tubular-upper-control-arms-PICS-gt-ADDED-5-4-09&highlight=mancini+upper+control+arms



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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #25 on: July 30, 2010 - 08:03:26 PM »
here ya go..  read through this...

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=37847


and read this...

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=97863&highlight=cap+control+arms


  your risking way too much using cap products in my opinion



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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #26 on: July 30, 2010 - 08:22:30 PM »
I'm probably going to go with these from SPC Performance. They are double adjustable so you don't have to remove them to adjust them and they give you up 2 6 degrees of adjustment.

http://www.spcperformance.com/PROD_DIR/SPCPerf_PROD_SEARCH_DYN833c.html?cmd=Cam&cmd2=94450&cmd3=
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #27 on: July 30, 2010 - 08:28:52 PM »
I'm probably going to go with these from SPC Performance. They are double adjustable so you don't have to remove them to adjust them and they give you up 2 6 degrees of adjustment.

http://www.spcperformance.com/PROD_DIR/SPCPerf_PROD_SEARCH_DYN833c.html?cmd=Cam&cmd2=94450&cmd3=


Keep us posted when you get them?
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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #28 on: July 30, 2010 - 08:47:07 PM »
I'm probably going to go with these from SPC Performance. They are double adjustable so you don't have to remove them to adjust them and they give you up 2 6 degrees of adjustment.

http://www.spcperformance.com/PROD_DIR/SPCPerf_PROD_SEARCH_DYN833c.html?cmd=Cam&cmd2=94450&cmd3=



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Re: Tubular Upper control arms
« Reply #29 on: July 30, 2010 - 09:17:13 PM »
Now I've got to go up to my brother's and figure out what I actually bought  :dunno:


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