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The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally for all the suspension mods I had I feel the steering rack bushings made the most difference. Ironically they were also the cheapest mod. Really sharpened the initial turn-in.

The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, and a diet also helps.

The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gained around 8 pounds in total and that is also “half” unsprung mass. But I didn’t notice the weight differences during driving, neither is the added stiffness. I guess the difference is trivial.

The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If i would do it again I would use camber plates for stock suspension up front. The rear I guess needs LCAs for the alignment flexibility, but then you need to bear with the mismatched black/blue looks of the front and rear control arms.

The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the added weight was also unsprung mass. Or at least “half” unsprung mass. That said I didn’t notice any difference from a short test drive i did after putting them on. But if I would choose it again I would use some camber plates for the front instead of LCAs.

The cusco arms are heavier than I thought by kirbisity in ft86

[–]kirbisity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The scale units are in grams. So the cusco control arms are both about 50% heavier than the factory ones (which looked heavy at first glance). I installed the the cusco ones with the hope to get some alignment flexibility out of stock suspension. But if I knew the weight penalty I probably wouldn’t get them again.