carbuffguy

I've looked extensively for feedback on Z1's upper control arms (street version) to no avail. Anyone here sporting them? PM me if you'd rather.
I know SPL is the best, but they're kind of overkill for my usage.

travlee

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get some tried and true SPC's

HRMoneyPit

Overkill

Stop over thinking. Z1 stands behind anything they sell

carbuffguy

Over thinking is a cross i bear

I'm not doubting Z1's commitment or products, i think that's obvious. I'm only wondering if anyone can share their control arm install and maintenance with me.

jdmfetish

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i have spl very good
never used Z1 so dunno
never used voodoo but worth a look

you looking for a performance FUCA or to dial in negative camber ( stance ) FUCA ?

carbuffguy

Thanks, A bit of both - DD (30/40 miles wkly) and 5 or 6 autox's a year. Also for tire fitment. 18x10, 275/35 all four.

MicVelo

SPC here. Work great, no noise, no maintenance. No track though so can't comment on that.

FWIW, I didn't even think about the decision. My chassis/alignment guy (and everything else I don't do myself, FTM) - Rob at Z Car Garage, San Jose - made the recommendation and I trust him a lot.

carbuffguy

Thanks everyone!

chewwyy

How low are you? Once I install coils, I tend to run pretty low, I'm concerned about the FUCA's slapping the fenderwells. The Voodoo's offer a different profile for additional clearance.

Where is everyone buying their SPC's from?

Which ones did you end up going with?

carbuffguy

Went with Z1 - good product. Bit of a pita for alignment, but nbd.

trusovici

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i have the Z1 rear camber arms, they are very high quality. I cant see the FUCA's they sell not being awesome. For the price you cant go wrong.

BlueSQ

I'm curious on the differences on these kits as well.

For instance, the SPC (& identical Eibach) kit has ABS sensor brackets, shims, and arms for both sides of the vehicle.

The Megans looks like a ripoff of the Stillens.

The Z1 and Kinetix are almost the same in price and design.

The SPL looks to be another animal with more reinforcement all over, likely meant for racing.

I'm just trying to pull the camber in a bit on a 1" lowered suspension for street use, no track, no drifting, etc. Right now I'm -2.0 and I want to be around -1.5 to -1.25.

By going with the cheaper kit, am I losing anything by not having the ABS bits?

MicVelo

The big difference in all of these is the materials used and the range of adjustment.

I can't speak to the Z1 or Kinetix (nor any others FTM) but the SPCs - as recommended by to me way back by Rob Fuller at Z Car Garage here in NorCal - have served me extremely well. I align my car probably 2-3x per year and with my needs of no more than about -2 rear - depending on which wheels I'm running - have been easily met with these.