Topic: radius arm/rod and steering stop bracket finish. 66 mustang

[austr6]

Hello, i am checking to see what finish should be on the front radius rods and steering stop brackets (bolted to lower control arms).
are they natural steel finish or painted?
Thanks,
Richard.

[Bob Gaines]

Hello, i am checking to see what finish should be on the front radius rods and steering stop brackets (bolted to lower control arms).
are they natural steel finish or painted?
Thanks,
Richard.

The stops were a bare steel and the strut rods were also unpainted steel. Some consider the the strut rods a heat treated steel myself typically have seen originals and service replacements a bare steel not as dark as heat treated steel. If you paint them the faux finish better look like bare steel.

[austr6]

The stops were a bare steel and the strut rods were also unpainted steel. Some consider the the strut rods a heat treated steel myself typically have seen originals and service replacements a bare steel not as dark as heat treated steel. If you paint them the faux finish better look like bare steel.

"If you paint them the faux finish better look like bare steel." What is this finish?

[Bob Gaines]

"If you paint them the faux finish better look like bare steel." What is this finish?

They were not painted originally. With that said some people will use a paint that looks like metal.  Faux finish= imitation of the original finish.

[austr6]

OK cheers.

[J_Speegle]

Hello, i am checking to see what finish should be on the front radius rods and steering stop brackets (bolted to lower control arms).
are they natural steel finish or painted?

They are mentioned in a number of threads.

Here is an example and reference I found using the search feature

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5890.msg33184#msg33184