Hey, im thinkin of gettin rear control arms and am wonderin if i should get boxed or tubular arms, anyone had experience with boxed or tubular, how did you like them? Thanks.

 

You really can,t go wrong either way.
I have Lakewood LCAs which are square tubing and never had a problem, I plan on getting some BMRs soon but only cause the Lakewoods are old and look pretty beat.

 

I've got the BMR tubulars and they're a good investment. I went for the rubber & poly combo.

No matter what you choose, it should give you a noticeable improvement in traction.

 

I'm getting the BMR tubular chromoly LCA's this week. I would get the tubular ones and BMR has the best in suspension products out there. The boxed ones are not bad, but they are more for just straight line performance. The tubulars are for both drag racing and road racing. I would spend the extra money and get the BMR chromoly tubular LCA's with the poly bushings.

 

I just recently installed BMR tubular poly/poly with bolt-on relocation brackets. So far I am very happy with them and I haven't noticed any harsh road noise. I haven't been to the track yet, but I can feel that the tires hook better on the street.

 

Thanks for all the advice guys, ill let yall know what i do. Im probably gonna order them soon, i just have to decide on which ones.

 

I too have the lakewoods. Nice quality, good price. Didn't increase traction much, but I get pretty d*mn good traction anyways .

 

Although any will improve your traction, LCAs with poly bushings are really only suited for drag racing (poly binds under the loads distributed while turning). If you like to take turns too, get LCAs with rod ends on both sides. They're more expensive, but worth it.

Check out GLOBAL WEST for a better explanation.

 

I disagree. The only way you will have problems with poly bushing binding is if you preloaded the bushings before returning the rear end to its original ride-height. The spherical rod end LCA's will provide the best handling of all LCA's, but at the cost of ride quality and you will have to replace them every 10K miles.

 

Not exactly sure in what environment you're relating that too, but on a track where you actually trun left and right, and during hard cornering on the street, the poly bushings will bind. Poly bushings work fine for drag racing. If you don't believe me, please go ask the successful AOX, roadracers, and engineers. The rod ends life depends GREATLY upon the quality of the rod end. That is too broad of a statement you're making. They're a little more noisy, but the ride quality is not noticably harsher than poly bushings.