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RMS is proud to announce the upcoming delivery of the Upper and Lower Tubular Front Control Arms from Speed Tech Performance.
Those of you who have seen the upper control arms at our booths during the ISSCA Nationals or at ImpalaFest know the quality and workmanship of the product!


Unassembled Lower Control Arm displayed above.

B-Body Tubular Lower Control Arms
The Tubular Lower Control Arms are CAD designed and Mandrel Bent. All components are either laser cut or CNC machined for exact tolerances and a perfect fit. The lower control arms are made from 1.5" seamless tubing with a wall thickness of .155. The control arms come complete powder coated with Acetron GP® type bushings, factory style Moog™ ball Joints and Billet Bump Stops.

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  • Stronger than the factory Control Arm</font>
  • The ability to either use the standard coil shock combination or the QA1 coilover setup.</font>
  • The Delrin™ type bushings are made from T6061 Billet Aluminum for the outer housing with</font>
  • Black Acetron GP® inner sleeves that have 0 deflection, low drag and have self lubricating properties for a bind free operation.</font>
  • More fluid motion without bind like normal bushings</font>
  • The Lower Arms come with a Billet Aluminum steering stop to prevent tire scrub on the frame.</font>
  • No modifications required to install the Control Arms.</font>
  • A complete factory replacement</font>
  • Instructions on how to install the arms.</font>
  • The Bushings Do Not Squeak and are high wearing.</font>
  • The Control Arms come Powder Coated with new hardware.</font>
  • The Control Arms come fully assembled</font>
  • Problem solver 5/8" ball joint for worry free operation.</font>
  • Rod end included for the sway bar setup.</font>

$569.95 per set
Please contact us with your interest in the Lower Control Arms!


Also available are the Tubular Upper Control Arms:


The Tubular Upper Control Arms are CAD designed Mandrel bent and all components are laser cut or CNC machined for exact tolerances. They are made from 1.25" (DOM) drawn over mandrel seamless tubing with a wall thickness of .125. The control arms come complete powder coated with stainless steel cross shafts, Acetron GP® type bushings, factory style Moog™ ball Joints and Energy Suspension™ Urethane Bump Stops. Also included are Billet Aluminum Ball Joint Covers anodized Silver.

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  • Stronger than the factory Control Arm</font>
  • Improved suspension Geometry to reduce bump steer</font>
  • Provides additional built in positive caster which improves your handling ability</font>
  • Urethane Bump Stops to provide Ball joint protection at full drop</font>
  • No modifications required to install the Control Arms.</font>
  • A complete factory replacement</font>
  • Instructions on how to install the arms along with with recommended alignment specifications.</font>
  • Billet Aluminum outer housing with Black Acetron GP® type inner sleeves that have 0 deflection, low drag and self lubricating properties for a bind free operation.</font>
  • The Bushings Do Not Squeak and are high wearing.</font>
  • The Control Arms come Powder Coated with new hardware.</font>
  • The Control Arms come fully assembled</font>
  • Finally the WOW Effect</font>
$569.95 per set
At this time, we can take immediate delivery orders for the Upper Control Arms.

We are requesting community interest and/or orders for the Lower Control Arms with delivery in the first part of February 2007. If you would like to own a set of these finely crafted control arms, please contact us at the numbers listed below, e-mail or PM.

John Ruffo
RMS Auto Parts
Keeping your ride on the road!
433 Kitty Hawk Drive, Suite 113
Universal City, Texas 78148
(888) 658-4675 Phone
(210) 658-6289 Fax

[ 01-25-2007, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: The R @ RMS ]
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Originally posted by Dustman:
what are the pros and cons versus rustics arms.?
Speedtech arms (uppers) have geometry issues vs stock. Rustic's arms have have less geometry issues (still require offset shafts at stock SS height to align properly) but lowers limit the turning radius significantly. Just my first hand experience with both of these arms.
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i have the speedtech uppers and rustic lowers.the speedtech uppers fit fine.the quality,fit and finish on the speedtech arms is amazing.
tha 1st set of rustic arms werea problem.they would not let you turn the wheel very far.i had to take them off and send back and get the newly revised ones.they fit fine but the finish was horrible and looked really crappy next to the speedtech arms.
if anyone goes to the brake section under"14" brake pics added" you will see my pics with both arms installed.
thanks paul.
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Paul, did you do the alignment afterwards?
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hey ramair my buddy is an auto mechanic and a certified alignment mechanic.he set it up in my garage for now but he said evrything looks fine.
he does this suff all day long and has been for 10 yrs now.
eventually when i get the car on the road i will take it up to his place of work.
thanks paul.
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FedEx says my uppers just arrived in Orlando about 3 hours ago and will be here tomorrow :D The Longacre alignment fixture arrived yesterday. I'll see how well they align in about 2 days, which means I am racing this weekend with the new arms and a good alignment.
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hey scott are you using the factory lower a-arms or are you using something different.
thanks paul.
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Paul,

It's going to be factory lowers for the moment since I have the original style HA front bar that won't work with the Speed Tech mount. I am going to be reworking the front swaybar and will get the lowers then. The most important part of the whole operation is the solid bushings, which is why I at least got the uppers right off the bat.
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if you want to see the speedtech uppers w/ the rustic lowers check in the brake section under "14" tce brake pics added".there should be a good shot of them there w/ no nose on the car.
thanks paul.
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Here's a link to the above mentioned post.
Just to make it easier
14" brakes installed
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Originally posted by Scott Knight:
FedEx says my uppers just arrived in Orlando about 3 hours ago and will be here tomorrow :D
Must be nice. Ordered & paid for lowers on Jan. 22 and haven't heard anything since... :(

Still waiting...... :rolleyes:

[ 03-09-2007, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: Kamchief1 ]
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