LCA bushings
01-17-2007, 07:15 AM
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LCA bushings
Is it possible to replace the crap bushings in the stock LCAs to eliminate hop or is more cost effective to replace the whole arm (bushing not interchangeable)? I don't expect to go to the track more than a few times and I'm not too squirrelly on the street so I don't need to do anything but stop the hop.
01-17-2007, 07:23 AM
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RE: LCA bushings
ORIGINAL: DokterD
Is it possible to replace the crap bushings in the stock LCAs to eliminate hop or is more cost effective to replace the whole arm (bushing not interchangeable)? I don't expect to go to the track more than a few times and I'm not too squirrelly on the street so I don't need to do anything but stop the hop.
Is it possible to replace the crap bushings in the stock LCAs to eliminate hop or is more cost effective to replace the whole arm (bushing not interchangeable)? I don't expect to go to the track more than a few times and I'm not too squirrelly on the street so I don't need to do anything but stop the hop.
I know it's more expensive... but I would just replace the whole thing... a decscent set of non-adjustable LCAa are pretty reasonable...
01-17-2007, 08:26 AM
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RE: LCA bushings
Well if you plan on doing mods to the car, go ahead and get some tubular LCA's that you can adjust. It will even save you a couple of LBS. I would actually say to get an adjustable UCA with a energy suspension pusing for the diff and you will be much happier as that is probably where it will bind the most
01-17-2007, 10:20 PM
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RE: LCA bushings
Agreed, changing the bushing isn't going to help much because the stock LCAs are very flimsy and will flex under torque. A tubular LCA will not flex. The other option are the billet LCAs like the ones from Steeda and Motoblue.
01-17-2007, 10:44 PM
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RE: LCA bushings
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Agreed, changing the bushing isn't going to help much because the stock LCAs are very flimsy and will flex under torque. A tubular LCA will not flex. The other option are the billet LCAs like the ones from Steeda and Motoblue.
Agreed, changing the bushing isn't going to help much because the stock LCAs are very flimsy and will flex under torque. A tubular LCA will not flex. The other option are the billet LCAs like the ones from Steeda and Motoblue.
01-18-2007, 12:42 AM
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RE: LCA bushings
any control arm with poly bushings at both ends is going to bind. the best way to go is a poly/rod end combo. i haven't seen those withthe offset before - not sure what the offset will do. who makes them?
01-18-2007, 12:47 AM
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RE: LCA bushings
Those LCAs are offset becasue the mounting brackets on the axle tube are wider apart than the mounting points on the body. Rod-end LCAs simply sit at a slight angle, and there's no need for the offset. However, LCAs with bushings on each end need to be designed with an offset or a small angle, otherwise they bind.
01-18-2007, 07:32 AM
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RE: LCA bushings
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Those LCAs are offset becasue the mounting brackets on the axle tube are wider apart than the mounting points on the body. Rod-end LCAs simply sit at a slight angle, and there's no need for the offset. However, LCAs with bushings on each end need to be designed with an offset or a small angle, otherwise they bind.
Those LCAs are offset becasue the mounting brackets on the axle tube are wider apart than the mounting points on the body. Rod-end LCAs simply sit at a slight angle, and there's no need for the offset. However, LCAs with bushings on each end need to be designed with an offset or a small angle, otherwise they bind.
To answer the other question, I got them from MRT...
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