I know McDonald Bros do them..anyone used the Whiteline top adjustable arms?..Whats the verdict?
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Posted 05 October 2008 - 01:56 PM
Shouldn't you be watching the bikes? 
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Posted 05 October 2008 - 04:19 PM
I know McDonald Bros do them..anyone used the Whiteline top adjustable arms?..Whats the verdict?
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Yes I am using them, I bought a set of whiteline adjustable top arms off a forum member not long ago.
They seem great to me. There is not much too them, you could easily knock up a set for a couple of hundred cheaper than new ones.
They are quite expensive if you buy them new, from memory they were over $400 for the tops.
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Posted 05 October 2008 - 07:43 PM
For Whiteline?...The McD ones are $290 I was told.
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Posted 05 October 2008 - 10:08 PM
For Whiteline?...The McD ones are $290 I was told.
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Yeah thats right, I rang Fulcrum suspensions and autobarn and they were both roughly the same. Pretty sure they were over $400 or very close to it.
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Posted 06 October 2008 - 09:19 AM
Rory, ls2lxhatch has had the whiteline arms in his car, he said the whiteline ones where a bit bulkier than mcdonald ones and they had more clearance around the diff mount than the mcdonald ones.
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Posted 06 October 2008 - 12:46 PM
I thought I had a post in here!!
Do the McD Bros ones come with an engineers yet? Or are they still competition only - ie. NOt for Street use unless engineered?
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Do the McD Bros ones come with an engineers yet? Or are they still competition only - ie. NOt for Street use unless engineered?
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Posted 06 October 2008 - 01:27 PM
Hmmm bugger. Im using them on the black car on the street. Hehe oops.
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Posted 06 October 2008 - 02:44 PM
The Whiteline adjustable arms are also sold as competition use only.
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Posted 06 October 2008 - 06:25 PM
I have a set of near new Edelbrock ones.
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Posted 07 October 2008 - 12:54 PM
Giving them away Mark?
Used once then removed? haha
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Used once then removed? haha
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Posted 07 October 2008 - 01:23 PM
If I do need them..$315 delivered from McD Bros...I will fit the slicks and try some launches this weekend...if it still bounces...then I will be after some arms.
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Posted 07 October 2008 - 05:11 PM
Yes Grant, one owner only used on sundays !
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Posted 09 October 2008 - 01:12 PM
The more important question is why?
And do you have before and after pics?
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And do you have before and after pics?
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Posted 09 October 2008 - 06:14 PM
Yes took them off before targa this year.
It was part of the work to chase down the vibration at speed, we changed pinion angles up and down and gearbox levels and at some point we swapped out the top arms to put originals back in.
Never got around to putting them back in, found the vibration and have moved on.
Lots of pics Grant, what angle?
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It was part of the work to chase down the vibration at speed, we changed pinion angles up and down and gearbox levels and at some point we swapped out the top arms to put originals back in.
Never got around to putting them back in, found the vibration and have moved on.
Lots of pics Grant, what angle?
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Posted 09 October 2008 - 07:31 PM
gday guys, iv bought adjustable arms in the past, after a few drag meets i turned them into banana`s coz they wer binding up a bit. think it was just the coz of the arms i bought. had some made locally, been fine since. there good for mucking round with pinion angles. cant weld the upper mounts to a 9 inch diff in exactly the factory position.
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Posted 10 October 2008 - 12:28 AM
Are you selling yours Welby? if so I might be interested
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Posted 10 October 2008 - 12:52 PM
Hehehe, I assumed that they had gone THROUGH Targa, hahaha
Anyone who lowers their car needs adjustable arms to roll the axle back, but usually it's the lower ones!
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Anyone who lowers their car needs adjustable arms to roll the axle back, but usually it's the lower ones!
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Posted 10 October 2008 - 05:33 PM
Yes they are for sale.
I'll post a pic or 3
I'll post a pic or 3
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Posted 16 October 2008 - 07:32 PM
I used both upper and lower whiteline adjustable trailing arms. The lower ones bent around the screw part. To my mind the screw component is too small a diameter. I ended up making stronger lower arms and they have been good although they are a bit heavy as I went a little overboard. Whiteline uppers may be OK as there is less bending force on them due to their smaller length.
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 07:37 AM
Actually grant mine was lowered with the 9" and pinion angle was perfect, put std height springs back in when i changed to the 17's cause i was running a much taller rear wheel and it messed up the pinion angle because of the 9" and the top arms rolled it back a few degrees to correct position. Was getting horrible axle tramp before, they have dialed it down but it only disappears with the lowered springs in it.
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