[1970 CST Short Wide]

Originally Posted by SkidmoreGarage

I didn't want to be alarmist, I just wanted others to learn from my experience. I think another 1.5" of clearance would have prevented the impact I experienced. I also think the QA1 stuff is a good value. I do run drop spindles, as they allow for the greatest amount of shock travel. If you want the same amount of drop without them, you would decrease wheel travel by 2.5".

I'm keeping the QA1 front setup as it performs well. It is just unfortunate that the engineers didn't think more critically about actual real world conditions. The control arms should not have a low point that is also the support for the coilover and doesn't offer any impact protection (a chamfer or skid plate). They could have raised the top support for the shock and moved the bottom up. I have seen quite a few OEM control arms, none of them had a catch point below a straight line between mounting points.


I'd try to contact QA1 with my feedback but my experience with their customer service wasn't great when I tried to order some small parts. They just sent me to buy the entire sway bar kit.

This is all good info and people need to know these types of things before they buy
I absolutely love the performance and quality of the QA stuff. I too called the tech center to see if they had another mount or a solution and was told “Sorry we only have that mount” No Help. My wheels came in today so I’ll get the tomorrow and will up date then