gthbryce

Is anyone else running a 6.5 inch short arm setup? I heard that's too much for short arm. I need to replace my upper control arm bushing at the unibody for the third time and was considering getting a forged joint end through rustys..the brand I have..to eliminate this.

helmut

You better be using drop brackets at 6.5 with short arms.

gthbryce

Both upper and lower are fixed not adjustible btw.

Axel1831

Then itd be a good idea to get drop brackets. It will increase ride quality and it will let the short arms work better.

gthbryce

I bought it like this... and can do u turns on the steepest san fransisco streets on a dime without any tipping problems as far as that goes..

gthbryce

I've heard drop brackets cause hang ups and such? Aren't they just band aids to a failure suspension lift?

Axel1831

Drop brackets will make the length work correctly. At 4.5 and 5" of lift stock control arms can be used with a drop bracket. So putting in drop brackets will let the short arms do their jobs at that height in lift.

gthbryce

Rustys lower arms are j shaped and dip unlike other short arm kits where they are straight. Did they design it that way so a drop bracket was not.needed?

Axel1831

From my experience and the info ive read NO. But you can always run long arms. With most drop kits. Its not handing down far enough to really get caught on anything.

Axel1831

That i cant answer. Ive told ya what i know with drop brackets and everything. Hopefully someone who is currently running your kind of set up can help.

89eliminator

they are bent to clear the shock mount on the axle. drop brackets arent a band-aid either. just an alternative to long arms. i ran 6.5" coils with short arms for a few years. yeah it works, but can be improved upon greatly.

helmut

The drop brackets have nothing to do with tipping over. You could either get them to put the arms more level or get long arms. At 6.5in they are so constantly at droop so you loose a lot of flex as they cannot go much further. Also the ride sucks.

brookhart63

^this. Regardless of what you do, drop brackets or long arms, I'm certain it will be an improvement over what you have now.

gthbryce

The lower control arm mounts on the later models are notched out so the control arm has unlimited movement though right? I was thinking of going long arm anyways but moneys money

brookhart63

? What? Do you know much about suspension systems? Travel can be limited by a number of different things, not just LCA.