Bumpsteer bracket (Page 1/6)
wftb FEB 19, 11:26 PM
Just editing this first post to clarify things a bit. The tubular control arm I used was made by RCC(no longer in business). The only change I made to it was to weld the bracket on that holds the new control rod to the arm. My latest improvement eliminated the need for a connector on the control arm. The control rod now goes directly to the frame, eliminating any movement caused by flexing of bushing material. So the lower control arm you use to make this set up does not matter-stock, tubular WCF or anything other than the Held/Arraut bumpsteer kit.The lower control arm is just along for the ride when you mount the control rod to the frame. The part that I made bolts to the spindle and is not an RCC part. This is a part that anyone with some fabrication skills , a mig welder, metal chop saw, a vice, small drill press and a hand held grinder with a cutoff wheel can make. I do not have drawings for it. This bumpsteer bracket can be used with the stock strut assembly. I went the full monty and made my rear suspension in to a SLA setup but that has nothing to do with bumpsteer. For 84 to 87 Fiero's only.
This was not an original idea on my part .While I was trying to figure out how to make an upper control arm for the rear of my car , I saw Yarmouth Fiero's design for a bracket to hold the spindle in position without the need for the tie rod that GM so thoughtfuly put in the wrong place .Anyway , I came up with a version of YF's bracket and it seems to work .Not tested in the real world yet , but all indications are that it does the job .Using this bracket allowed me to use an upper ball joint and more traditional "A" style upper arm for my build .I think this design could be adapted to a stock lower arm too .The lower arm you see in the pic is an RCC arm , no longer available .Just throwing it out there , more pics can be seen on my build thread in the construction zone .

[This message has been edited by wftb (edited 12-13-2017).]

lou_dias FEB 19, 11:53 PM
Looks like the Rayne/HELD/West Shore rear control arm...
sardonyx247 FEB 20, 01:52 AM
Has anyone ever tried this on a stock arm?
I have thought this would be a better chioce.
wftb FEB 20, 10:42 AM
I think it would work on a stock arm .I do not have a stock arm or I would see if it is possible .This is an RCC arm , the other MFR arms are a bit different .The WCF arm I just looked at does not have a sway bar mount .
Bloozberry FEB 20, 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by wftb:
I think this design could be adapted to a stock lower arm too .



I doubt the stock stamped steel lower rear control arm would be stiff enough to resist the loads and would result in control arm flexing, unintended steering, and potentially the risk of fatigue failure, in my opinion.


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Originally posted by wftb:
Using this bracket allowed me to use an upper ball joint and more traditional "A" style upper arm for my build.



Have you decided how you intend to attach a shock and spring to your new configuration?
wftb FEB 20, 12:45 PM
That is what I am working on now .But even with my propane heater on , it is hard to stay in the garage for very long .Bit of a cold snap going on around here now .
jmbishop FEB 20, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by sardonyx247:

Has anyone ever tried this on a stock arm?
I have thought this would be a better chioce.



I've been thinking of a simple design.
lou_dias FEB 20, 02:58 PM
Here's a pic from Arraut's site:

wftb FEB 20, 04:24 PM
Those are the arms that I have had on my car for about 3 years now .I just did not like how heavy they are and with my Ecotec/F23 setup , there was interference issues .The bracket I have made weighs less than half of what that square bar assembly that forms the spindle mount weighs . The bumpsteer arms from Arrault work fine on most cars , they just fell short of what I am looking for .Here is where my coilover assembly is approximately going to be mounted .The spindle is almost at full droop .I need to do a lot of grinding and make up the bracket that will be welded on to the spindle adaptor but it looks workable. .The shock is sitting 17 degrees from vertical and that will be increased to get the suspension arm travel to shock travel ratio I am after .
wftb FEB 24, 11:02 PM
Bracket clearance to wheel :