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GTX

06-27-2011, 07:24 PM

70rs

06-27-2011, 09:34 PM

Fantastic price! But, I didnt see anything in the ad that says cpp. How did you find that out? By the way, I am a ebay rookie, I probably missed something.

GTX

06-28-2011, 04:52 AM

It does not say what brand in the ad,but the box shipped direct from them...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FVDSrK8iDFg/Tgm_6siotxI/AAAAAAAAAoA/BJWp4Wl3k4g/s1024/DSC03460.JPG
By the time you buy performance bushings and ball joints,have your stock A arms...that might be bent...Powder-coated,get the bushing and ball joints pressed in,it's not much difference in $$.
Plus the geometry is improved,and these won't move around in the frame.They are also grease-able,others were not,so they will be quiet.

70rs

06-28-2011, 11:01 AM

Ok cool. I didn't realize you had received the boxes yet. Thanks for the heads up.:thumbsup:

GTX

06-29-2011, 05:31 AM

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Xn3XbBkzVmg/TgsauzCClsI/AAAAAAAAAoU/C4GEIw5zfDw/s912/DSC03461.JPG
The 6472 part numbers match the ones in their catalog,but the letters after them are different.I'm guessing these are the offshore made version.There are no markings on them.
The welds,fit and finish and general feel of them are excellent.I'm sure I could double my money selling them at a show...

FadedSS

06-29-2011, 06:39 AM

nice! hopefully they have a set for a second gen camaro too...

GTX

06-29-2011, 03:20 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200405254915&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT
Just got the rears in today...Nice,Made in USA parts,and here fast!

GTX

06-30-2011, 03:44 PM

I just ordered the rear control arm braces from CPP...They are a Lat-G sponsor!!
They are having a 4th Sale... http://www.cpptalk.com/July4thDaySale2011_Text.html

knucklebusted

07-04-2011, 05:10 AM

Not an ad...I just bought these... 48-IDAS is my Ebay ID...Just to let people know about these. They are CPP arms and ship from CPP.
Very nice,well built parts on a budget!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/control-arms-tubular-chevelle-monte-carlo-body-64-72-/170659216299?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27bc14fbab

I ordered mine back in April and was quite surprised to see the CPP labels on the box. Mine are installed and they work pretty good. The only recommendation I'd make is to put a 90 elbow grease fitting in the pivot of the lower control arms. Looks like it will be a problem to grease assembled.

I haven't had mine aligned yet as I just got it all together last night and I put the tall ProForged ball joints in the top to improve the handling even more.

I had SC&C provided Spohn arms and their tall ball joints for a while and they worked well but I really wanted a bump stop again. These arms were well made, nicely finished and CHEAPER than refurbing my lowers with new bushings, ball joints and sway bar bushings.

GTX

07-04-2011, 07:23 AM

knucklebusted

07-04-2011, 08:38 AM

I'll post some pix of the arms installed soon...Just scored a set of new SSBC 2" drop spindles for $99 to avoid chopping my new springs up...:D
I'll pick up some 90 deg. zerks...I've had the same problem with front end parts.No way to grease them on the car with the fittings that are on them!

Exactly. Everything else looks easy enough to get to but as soon as the arms were bolted in and I saw where they were, I knew I should have put some 90's in there. At full droop, if I had 90 degree grease gun head, it would still be do-able but I'm going to swap them for 90s as soon as I get time.

Here's a phone pic of my lowers going in. I did weigh them. They are 3lbs a side heavier than the stock ones. Small price to pay for solid parts that improve the handling.

GTX

07-04-2011, 04:14 PM

There is a safety issue with reusing the stock arms...after 40 years on the car,who knows the stresses they have endured.On the CPP tech site,they were just going to re-bush the arms on the PHR Chevelle,but noticed small cracks in them.Most people probably wouldn't clean the arms well enough to inspect for that.
I am lucky I have the paperwork from my GTO since it was delivered...it was involved in something that made them replace one upper control arm,and dented the oil pan pretty good.That's why I started looking at upgrading the suspension...That,and it floats like an old Caddy on the Interstate!

6D9

07-04-2011, 04:30 PM

I want some...:thumbsup:

knucklebusted

07-15-2011, 07:20 PM

I got mine back from the alignment shop. I had them do +5 caster, -1 camber and 1/16 total toe in. Drove it a bit but not a long trip yet. Seems pretty good. In a turn the outside tire lays in at the top and the inside tire lays in at the bottom, just the way I like it.

Driver X

07-16-2011, 03:02 PM

wow , are these arms being made here in the states by cpp or they something there having made over sea's ?:_paranoid

Blake Foster

07-17-2011, 04:44 PM

wow , are these arms being made here in the states by cpp or they something there having made over sea's ?:_paranoid

you really have to ask that question?

GTX

07-17-2011, 07:09 PM

Like a lot of guys on here,I have a small budget for toys...$1,500 for control arms is completely out of the question.I simply look at performance gain for the $$.I would like to see a blind test of these vs. ones 5x the price,and see the results on the Auto-X.
I was skeptical about the build quality of the arms until I held them in my hands.Welds were nice,powder-coat nice,H/D hardware,etc.The frame will fail long before these give up.Fine for my street car that might run a local Auto-X a couple times,if at all.
If you are a Pro-Autocrosser,where sponsors pay winners for product use,it may be worth using the expensive ones.Most guys are not in that category.
Just like a house addition,I look at what the part will do to the resale price.Will $1,500 arms that no one sees add $1,500 to the value of the car?If they do,you are luckier than most sellers...I know...you are gonna keep the car forever...I thought so til Life happened.:D