DougDimmadome
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That's good thinking and I hadn't considered matching the factory lower control arms also being aluminum. I just think it would look out of place on an otherwise colored component, and more like a prototype or as though it was another factory cast aluminum component.The thinking with clear ano was that it looks similar enough to the aluminum parts Ford uses like stock control arms and top hats so it wouldn’t be too out of place and then it’s the most reliable in terms of parts never get scrapped at ano really. Could be inclined to do everything in black instead. I know at the end of the day that’s what most people would want. The trouble with orange is there’s always some variation. I have two shocks in my garage right now that don’t match even. I prefer to do finishes that will always meet peoples expectations and that is hard when even the things they might bolt to don’t match each other. But yeah I would say black is definitely on the table.
That being said I do completely understand that it's not as simple as "hey make them in orange".