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Identifying stock upper control arms?
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<blockquote data-quote="SVT CAMR" data-source="post: 14064831" data-attributes="member: 83181"><p>After snooping around I found some more info on stock length upper control arms. Ford in some where in early 1998 switched the length of the upper control arms. (A fix for NHV) so there are 2 sizes a 237mm and 242mm center to center hole measurement. This person says he thinks the 242mm (roughly 9.50") is the newer FRPP one. The 237mm (roughly 9 3/8") is the earlier one. </p><p></p><p>With this said My car is a 98 cobra #455 build date is 10/15/97 I remember measuring my uppers before selling them and they were 9 3/8" center to center. </p><p></p><p>All of my aftermarket ones were 9 3/8" as well. I will report back with the length of these 2008 stamp dated ones when I receive them. Either way it is 5mm and will not change much. probably would not see 1 degree of pinion angle out of that measurement. </p><p></p><p>I have also read the sn-95 arms are the same as the FRPP ones Ford use to carry. I also read that it is also a bad idea to try to box the factory arms to strengthen them. Ford wanted them to flex for a reason. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line if a person is not drag racing their car they do not need aftermarket upper or even should want them from what I understand. If you are drag racing I understand you will not want to chance breaking a upper control arm at very high speeds and launching hard. So the risk of damage to the torque boxes is worth having an aftermarket piece.</p><p></p><p>If road racing or auto-crossing and can't afford or don't want a torque arm set up you will want to use the stock uppers over any aftermarket pieces. These racers look at the entire Factory ford 4 link as a disaster and call it a quadrabind. They say if you must use upper control arms look no further than stock pieces.</p><p></p><p>Nothing like taking a lame stock upper control arm thread and shedding some hopefully useful info. Thanks to all that have contributed to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SVT CAMR, post: 14064831, member: 83181"] After snooping around I found some more info on stock length upper control arms. Ford in some where in early 1998 switched the length of the upper control arms. (A fix for NHV) so there are 2 sizes a 237mm and 242mm center to center hole measurement. This person says he thinks the 242mm (roughly 9.50") is the newer FRPP one. The 237mm (roughly 9 3/8") is the earlier one. With this said My car is a 98 cobra #455 build date is 10/15/97 I remember measuring my uppers before selling them and they were 9 3/8" center to center. All of my aftermarket ones were 9 3/8" as well. I will report back with the length of these 2008 stamp dated ones when I receive them. Either way it is 5mm and will not change much. probably would not see 1 degree of pinion angle out of that measurement. I have also read the sn-95 arms are the same as the FRPP ones Ford use to carry. I also read that it is also a bad idea to try to box the factory arms to strengthen them. Ford wanted them to flex for a reason. Bottom line if a person is not drag racing their car they do not need aftermarket upper or even should want them from what I understand. If you are drag racing I understand you will not want to chance breaking a upper control arm at very high speeds and launching hard. So the risk of damage to the torque boxes is worth having an aftermarket piece. If road racing or auto-crossing and can't afford or don't want a torque arm set up you will want to use the stock uppers over any aftermarket pieces. These racers look at the entire Factory ford 4 link as a disaster and call it a quadrabind. They say if you must use upper control arms look no further than stock pieces. Nothing like taking a lame stock upper control arm thread and shedding some hopefully useful info. Thanks to all that have contributed to it. [/QUOTE]
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