arnott inc.

[topher5150]

any one ever buy upper control arms from arnott inc are they any good

 

[unity]

I would not risk it, even with a low stress part like that.

 

[kustomizingkid]

Just get moog parts from your local parts store.

 

[BAD97LSC]

arnott uppers are same quality as moog,trw's i have used them they are nice, just dont buy them that say OE Brand.

 

[topher5150]

what's OE

 

[unity]

OE is made from REALLY cheap metal. I think they try to play on OEM by being named OE.

 

[Aquabrit]

OE brand example on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Upper-Control-Arm-Lincoln-MARK-VIII-93-94-95-96-98-LH_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1234Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem130261189286QQitemZ130261189286QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[BAD97LSC]

the chinese brand they sell on ebay, its called O.E brand, red boxes say O.E brand on them, they are total garbage just stay far away.

 

[topher5150]

OE brand example on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Upper-Control-Arm-Lincoln-MARK-VIII-93-94-95-96-98-LH_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1234Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem130261189286QQitemZ130261189286QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

ya know i was looking at those today and was thinking that's a good price, maybe i should buy those. but then i thought to myself 66 bucks for the set, that's a little too cheap, something fishy. so i bought the arnott parts

 

[Aquabrit]

Wonder who makes the Arnott ones? I just assumed they were 'marking up' and reselling the decent ones.

 

[topher5150]

Wonder who makes the Arnott ones? I just assumed they were 'marking up' and reselling the decent ones.

:q:q:q:q ton cheaper than NAPA, they wanted $147 a piece

 

[BAD97LSC]

i wouldnt buy hand soap from napa, i dont understand how napa stays in business, their prices are absolutely rediculous.

 

[davidm]

I have Arnott upper control arms on my 93, still good for over a year now.
Have their compressor also, still good.

David

 

[mespock]

I know 94m5 had some Arnotts and they were trashed in less than a year.

I've been always told to stay away from there control arms.

Get Moog...

 

[kustomizingkid]

Is Mike a good example....

Like I said, just get moog and be happy!

 

[topher5150]

Any do's and dont's on putting these on

 

[unity]

DO put them on the correct side and DONT put them on the wrong side.

 

[mespock]

You have to take out the bolt to get the upper control arm out. Don't just loosen it.

Oh and be careful of the Master Cylinder when taking off the driver's side.

 

[topher5150]

You have to take out the bolt to get the upper control arm out. Don't just loosen it.

Oh and be careful of the Master Cylinder when taking off the driver's side.

How close is it to the m c

 

[BAD97LSC]

close, but you'll see its not hard to change them.

 

[kustomizingkid]

It's time consuming taking that bolt out if you don't have the right wrenches....

 

[BAD97LSC]

if you remove the struts, take a flathead and pry all the flags off the heads of the bolts ( all 4 ) then slip an 18 mm wrench on the nut under the master cylinder and use a ratchet and 15 mm socket inside the wheel well, on the heads of the bolts and break it loose, i do this to everyone i work on it cuts an hour off the whole job , makes life alot easier and gives you more time to sip more beer after the job is done, you can sit back and admire what you did and get drunk too!!

 

[kustomizingkid]

Thats a good method Jamie... the strut is almost out anyways...

 

[topher5150]

Do bad ball joints make noise or do I need to look for somthing else

 

[BAD97LSC]

yes they make noise, and if ignored long enough they will make an even bigger noise when they break, and also damage the hell out of the fenders when the tires get shoved into them!