Boxing Control Arms...Worth It?

[2turbotoys]

Here is some more good info on this subject, I was curious which way they break and got some great replies.

https://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=346633

[stick70]

Originally Posted by Harlard

My setup. It's so so so so good.

I need to get on this control arm game. I'm stuck at -1.7 and 3.9.

[kyote]

Originally Posted by culberro

The KL arms and BNE Select strut mounts set to max caster make a 240 handle very very well (1.5deg neg camber and 7deg caster) . They really need delrin bushings front and rear to make them work well under heavy braking.

As far as boxing control arms...
For a DD: no real need unless your running big rubber up front, doing the occasional track day and really using your brakes. I have yet to fold/bend one at track days or drifting.
If your smashing rough roads: definitely box them.
KL Arms: I bent a set at a drift event. They’re now fully boxed, and now it destroys the rear control arm bushings if I hook a wheel on the inside curbing.

On Shane's lifty boi it brought it from positive camber to roughly zero, maybe a little negative. (KL Racing Arms and BNE select mounting plates)

Still needs a non-tape measure alignment to verify

[IansPlatinum]

Originally Posted by kyote

On Shane's lifty boi it brought it from positive camber to roughly zero, maybe a little negative. (KL Racing Arms and BNE select mounting plates)

Still needs a non-tape measure alignment to verify

pics of lifty boi?

[blkaplan]

ill be able to offer control arms again soon as well. Cant wait for my new purchase to show up

[kyote]

Originally Posted by IansPlatinum

pics of lifty boi?

Google "Lifted Volvo 240", its the first result

[GreatDaneShane]

https://imgur.com/gallery/u4ROSam

Here's some pictures of the lifty boi/tallvo/cucaracha

[Hank Scorpio]

I saw Ryan’s 240 back in the day crack and break a control arm while backing into a parking spot at burger ball. Could be bad luck but seems like an easy upgrade to make.

[towerymt]

Volvo version, probably still gives the unibody a chance.


24hr Lemons version...we ran spacers to move the ball joint out about an inch to give -3'ish degrees of camber while still using the stock upper strut mounts. Found this ripped apart before a race. These were box'd using Yoshifab plates, but it doesn't really extend to the end, and the plate was clearanced (poorly) for the bolts holding the ball joint to the spacer.



Probably should have welded a piece across the underside of the arm, out near the end.

[pat244ti]

Both my race cars have them - the road race car uses the Yoshifab stuff while my rally car has Alfalfa rallysport specials [a bit beefier than Yoshifab]

Both have been doing the job just fine for their respective applications.