I am in the market for tubular upper and lower control arms for my 70 big block Chevelle.
Minor street use and drag strip use on the weekend.
** Many choices out there. Some very pricey....... Hotchki$$ for example.
I recently was in Las Vegas and spoke to a guy a the track who had a nice set on his 67 Chevelle. He told me he the brand was "TZ"? and they were based out of texas?
Anyone know of this brand?
Anyone share a good source for these arms?
Anyone know the weight savings?

Thank you in advance!!

B-Man

Never heard of them...

I've got lowers from AFCO (stock-car parts) and I think they are actually the same weight or heavier than stock... they are VERY beefy, meant for battling wheel-to-wheel on the dirt-tracks. I know I'll never bend or break them :D

I'm going to recieve my TRZ control arms next week. check them out @ http://www.trzmotorsports.com/.

Hey these control arms may be the same ones I saw on a Chevelle at the strip in Vegas a few weeks ago!!

Anyone else have them? Like them? use them?
Cost?
Likes/Dislikes?

Thanks!!

B-man

Damn !!! $900 for a 70 Chevelle set up...........ouch.............. TrZ$

As Barry M. would say: "car f'n crazy"...

Damn !!! $900 for a 70 Chevelle set up...........ouch.............. TrZ$

As Barry M. would say: "car f'n crazy"...

That's what I thought :eek:

Geeeezzzzzzz!!! What a pretty penny those things are :eek:

Joe

I thought I could figure out how to use a set of circle track arms from someone like AFCO but could never get the right person to help me select the correct arms. I still think it could be done for 1/2 the TRZ price but I gave up. Remember that the TRZ set up comes w/ new shafts, bushings etc. Compared to Global etc. it is about the same $$.

What are you doing for front shocks?
Going with a coil over design? QA1?
Traditional coil and shock?

Thanks,
B

I'm currently having TRZ arms, 1.5" drop spindles, shock cans, and rack and pinion kit installed in my 1972 Chevelle. The big part of the expense is these are chromoly. The arms save 15 lbs a side and in a car as nose heavy as a chevelle eveything helps. I do have a picture of the assembly installed on the right side of my car. PM me if you'd like it emailed.

Racemart has some lower arms;

http://www.randys-racemart.com/chassisparts.html

Peter

I'd bet TRZ is what you where thinking.
I have them on my 69.
The company was sold last January to a guy and his dad in Fla. The guy that bought it used to work for Tony, the guy that originally owned the company. The company was in Frankfort,Il.
I like the ones on my car except for where the travel limiter bolts hit the frame. Doesn't hit exactally on the flat part of the frame. More on the curved contour. It is making a mark so deep that it's going to go though the frame if I don't repair it. Probaly need to weld in a plate.

I bought a pair of tubular uppers with urethane bushings and ball joint installed from Spartan Rodworks for $299.They look identical to Hotchkis. They are designed to work with a tall spindle conversion.

We can`t help you with tubular lower arms but you might want to take a look at our fully adjustable tubular upper arms and suspension packages for A bodys. They actually make substantial improvements in the geometry and performance of the car,rather than just looking neat and adding a little + static caster. Everything we sell is thoroughly race and street proven and pretty affordable too. Mark SC&C