[BAD2000TA]

I am working on cleaning-up the front end of my 1980 Trans Am with new rotors, calipers. I've sanded and painted the core support, firewall, cowl and wheelhouses. So, everything under the hood looks great, except for the rusty, nasty 43 year old control arms!

I've looked at all the tubular brands (Hotchkis, UMI, BMI and PTFB). They look awesome, but I find that every one tends comes with either a poly or Delrin control arm bushing. So, I'm very concerned about spending a ton of money for these things, only to find I hate driving my car do to increased NVH.

Next is something I've needed to address since installing my 455: Coil springs. This car was originally a 301 4bbl car with factory A/C. But, with the increased weight of the 455, there are times when I hit a good dip in the road and it'll bottom out in the front. I have Bilstein shocks on all 4 corners and they do help, but I realize that I need a better coil spring.

So, what's everybody's recommendation for control arms and coil springs? To help, this car is a cruiser mainly, but I do enjoy driving hard at times. Rear leafs are new from PTFB: Pro GT leafs. Thanks!!