Ridetech Front Lower CoolRide StrongArms - 1988-1998 Chevy/GMC C1500

Ridetech's CoolRide version of their Front Lower StrongArms takes everything great about the standard StrongArm geometry correction and adds a critical feature for anyone running AC or aftermarket brake lines through the front end: purpose-built routing clearance that keeps your lines away from heat and away from pinch points during suspension travel.

Here's the problem CoolRide solves - on a lot of builds, especially trucks running upgraded brake systems, aftermarket AC setups, or big brake kits, factory-style control arms leave your lines running right through zones that either cook them with heat off the exhaust or pinch them as the suspension cycles through its travel. Ridetech engineered the CoolRide arm with revised tubing and mounting geometry specifically to give those lines a clean, safe path that won't melt your AC lines or chafe through a brake line at the worst possible moment.

Aside from that routing improvement, you're getting the exact same benefits as the standard StrongArm: corrected camber curve geometry, more usable suspension travel than the factory arm, and heavy-duty construction that's built to handle serious street and performance driving without the flex and fatigue issues that plague factory stamped arms after a couple decades of service.

These are designed to integrate with the rest of the Ridetech StrongArm system - if you're running Ridetech's upper arms and coilovers, the CoolRide lower arm slots right into that matched geometry without any compromises. If your build includes a big brake kit, aftermarket AC, or you've just had enough of chafed lines on a stock arm, this is the smarter choice over the standard StrongArm at the same price point.

Part number 11371499, direct from Ridetech. Installation is a bolt-on affair using factory-style mounting points - no cutting or welding required, though we always recommend a proper alignment once your front end work is complete.

Fits: Chevrolet C1500 1988-1998.

Ridetech Part #: 11371499

Why CoolRide: Purpose-built line routing clearance for AC and brake lines, corrected camber geometry, increased suspension travel, and heavy-duty construction that outlasts the factory arm.

Building a complete front end? Pair this with our Ridetech Front Upper StrongArms and Front Coilovers for a fully matched, geometry-corrected suspension system.