I am going to do full rebuild of the front suspension on my 81 wagon. I already have the energy suspension sway bar links. I will be doing full pro-forged steering parts. I plan to do all energy suspension poly arm bushings. Should i go with the moog cross shaft or global west cross shafts on the upper a-arms? Not sure if the global west shafts are worth the investment for what they provide over a stock replacement piece
Control arm cross shaft replacement
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There are other choices besides Global West. No matter what brand you choose, go with one that offers an offset - like the Moog Problem Solvers. More negative camber improves handling, especially when using lowering springs.
If you think you will further upgrade your suspension later, save your pennies and go with the cheaper alternative now. Moogs and urethane bushings on stock arms will be saleable later for someone who has 35-year-old OEM bits rattling away under their car.
If you think you will further upgrade your suspension later, save your pennies and go with the cheaper alternative now. Moogs and urethane bushings on stock arms will be saleable later for someone who has 35-year-old OEM bits rattling away under their car.
i did plan to lower the front with 1.5 or 2" drop springs as i want to do the blazer brake conversion and those drop spindles are pricey .
I agree with you but when using urethane bushings the shaft needs to be smooth or the bushings will wear our prematurely. The original shafts usually have rust damage on the shaft under the OEM bushings.
i may upgrade the arms to tubular further down the line. the moogs are 33 bucks each. the globals are 69 bucks each. i was just curious if the global shafts were worth double the price or if the benefits are no different then moogs with offset . everything on my front suspension is at 98,000 thousand miles and original. it is all pretty tired.i will be doing new bolts and all. next is to figure out exactly how i want to lower it verses cost.
Need to remember that on many 30+ year old cars lowering springs do not make the car lower than the worn-out/sagging OE springs already in it. These cars rode fairly high when new, and most are pretty low by this time.
I had the global west cross shaft on the stock control arms I had. I can't comment on use since I got umi control arms before driving with them but the global west shafts are solid looking and feel solid.
The factory shafts look cheap compared to the global west ones. They allow a bit more adjustability for alignment.
I'f you're on a tight budget or just want to save a few bucks. I would use them.
The factory shafts look cheap compared to the global west ones. They allow a bit more adjustability for alignment.
I'f you're on a tight budget or just want to save a few bucks. I would use them.
my car defenitly is not suffering from the sagging issues . rear springs are about 1 year old and are direct replacement wagon cargo springs. front sits too high compared to the rear
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See a lot of threads where people are disappointed when they replace the originals with lowering springs that result in same ride height.
See a lot of threads where people are disappointed when they replace the originals with lowering springs that result in same ride height.
i hear you on that. i have seen alot of those stories also. this one defenitly is a little too high in the front.
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