Our adjustable tubular rear lower control arms for the 1972-1976 Ford Torino and Ranchero outperform the flexible stamped steel control arms with soft rubber bushings that come from the factory. Eliminate wheel hop and increase traction with an easy bolt on installation!
The adjustability feature allows for setting the pinion angle. The factory utilized an eccentric bolt that allowed for only 1 degree of pinion angle adjustment. If you replace your worn out factory bushings with new aftermarket rubber or polyurethane bushings they do not offer the eccentric adjustment. Our right hand and left hand threaded control arms allow for easy on-car adjustments, no need to unmount the control arms to make adjustments!
The control arm bushings on the 1972-1976 Ford Torino and Ranchero have a significant impact on your vehicle's ride, comfort, handling, acceleration, noise and vibration.
When the vehicle leans (rolls) in a turn, one side of the chassis moves up relative to the rear axle and the other side moves down. The control arms must twist to allow for the axle to articulate, this causes the control arm bushings to bind. If this bind becomes excessive, it will raise the rear wheel rate and produce sudden and uncontrolled changes in handling such as snap over steer.
The factory minimizes this suspension bind by using compliant rubber bushings. These soft bushings help accommodate the necessary motion of the control arms during body roll. However, the rubber bushings do not provide much in the way of forward and aft support which can cause wheel hop during hard acceleration and braking.
It is common to replace the stock rubber control arm bushings with polyurethane bushings to resolve the shortcomings of the factory's soft rubber bushings. Polyurethane bushings eliminate wheel hop, reduce axle deflection, and improve straight line traction. However, the downside of polyurethane bushings is they prevent the necessary movement of the control arms during body roll, which in turn produces significant binding in the suspension when the vehicle is cornering.
The polyurethane bushings also place high stresses on the control arm mounts on the vehicle. Polyurethane bushed control arms do not allow for rotation of the control arm during cornering because of the stiffness of the bushings.
Build Specifications:- 1.25" x .095" wall DOM tubing
- Stronger, yet over two pounds lighter than stock
- 3/4" Del-Sphere pivot joints with grease fittings for easy lubrication
- Right hand and left hand 4130 chrome moly threaded ends with wrench flats allow for easy on-car adjustment - Ship jig set at OEM length
- CNC machined through sleeve and silver zinc plated steel spacers keep the Del-Sphere ends perfectly centered inside of the mounting brackets
- Re-uses OEM mounting hardware, no need to drill out your car's mounting brackets
- 100% bolt in installation
- Available powder coated in your choice of the above colors for a brilliant and durable finish
Priced per Pair -- Qty. 1 = 1 Pair
