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Old 11-30-2005, 12:11 AM
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I see that they have adjustable control arms and non-adjustable ones. What exactly would be better to go with and why?
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Old 11-30-2005, 12:25 AM
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Depends on what you plan on using them for. If your gonna be going to the track and using them on the street back and forth frequently, then you might want to go adjustable. But if its just a daily driver, and it sees the track or road course once and awhile, id just go non adjustable. Thats what I am going to do, I want to get some MM LCA's (Non-Adjustable) in the near future. I dont go to the track much, and am just looking to upgrade my suspension and eliminate wheel hop. I want to get the LCA's along with some MM Full Length XL Sub Frames.
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Old 11-30-2005, 12:31 AM
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yea, thanks. I think that solves it. I'm going with non-adjustables but should that be with both upper and lower. plus I have seen some full length subframes on ebay for pretty cheep and was wondering if anyone knows if they are any good?
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Old 11-30-2005, 01:18 AM
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yea, thanks. I think that solves it. I'm going with non-adjustables but should that be with both upper and lower. plus I have seen some full length subframes on ebay for pretty cheep and was wondering if anyone knows if they are any good?
From what I have read, you dont really need to upgrade the UCA's unless you really want to get into it. But for a daily driver, as I said, LCA's should be just fine.
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Old 11-30-2005, 01:42 AM
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How hard are these to install? What all is required to install them?
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Old 11-30-2005, 02:26 AM
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I dont know the specifics, but I know LCA's aren't hard at all. Im gonna put mine on with a buddy, should be an easy job with the right instructions. I heard the UCA's are a bit harder and require more work to get on properly. Another reason to just go with the LCA's if your just looking to improve suspension and wheel hop.
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Old 11-30-2005, 02:29 AM
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well i found some Granatelli Motorsports upper and lower control arms on ebay for 135 so i am probably just going to go ahead and do the uppers.
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They aren't that difficult at all with the right tools. Make sure you get a set that comes with the new installation hardware as occassionally you have to cut a couple of the old bolts to get the stock ones off. Another piece of advice I would give if your doing this in your driveway or garage is have a set of car ramps close by. The reason I say this is because once you bolt them in place the instructions should tell you that you have to have the suspension loaded before you fully tighten the mounting bolts. This is pretty awkward with the car sitting on the ground so when it comes time to load the suspension place the ramps under the tires and lower it onto those. That way the suspensions loaded and the car is still high enough in the air that you can comfortably get to the LCA mounting bolts to tighten them.

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