Has ANYone on here installed BMR relocation brackets/LCA's?
03-28-2009, 02:27 AM
#12
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yeah the lcas make a big difference,
as for jeremy clarkson, he'll never love our car as it has a live real axel but whatever
now as for the LCA install in brackets yes rod end is always on axel side as the body side transfers the most NVH and the poly absorbs some where as the rod end transfers it all, also the rod end has more room for deflection and therefore should be used on the higher flex end, axel.
if you have any issues getting the LCA into the bracket a jack under the arm with a block of wood for good measure should get the job done.
enjoy your new mod.
as for jeremy clarkson, he'll never love our car as it has a live real axel but whatever
now as for the LCA install in brackets yes rod end is always on axel side as the body side transfers the most NVH and the poly absorbs some where as the rod end transfers it all, also the rod end has more room for deflection and therefore should be used on the higher flex end, axel.
if you have any issues getting the LCA into the bracket a jack under the arm with a block of wood for good measure should get the job done.
enjoy your new mod.
03-28-2009, 12:32 PM
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12:23 and I'm just waking up.. I love weekends 
. Yes Ali, make LCA's your next mod no doubt. The LCA's and relocation brackets were ~$425.00 next day shipped from summit and the best money I've spent yet on this car. The difference they've made is amazing. The rear end is so solid now and plants hard. It's strange though, under power you can now feel everything the rearend is doing. You can feel it move and slide back sometimes. Kind of weird. I'm puttting the new panhard rod on today, that will probably make it even more solid back there. All in all I'm VERY happy with this mod and should have done it a loooong time ago.
I plan to get the brackets welded eventually but they will have to come back off the car for prep. Maybe in a few weeks... they should hold up till then. The hardware that BMR provided for mounting is very beefy.
. Yes Ali, make LCA's your next mod no doubt. The LCA's and relocation brackets were ~$425.00 next day shipped from summit and the best money I've spent yet on this car. The difference they've made is amazing. The rear end is so solid now and plants hard. It's strange though, under power you can now feel everything the rearend is doing. You can feel it move and slide back sometimes. Kind of weird. I'm puttting the new panhard rod on today, that will probably make it even more solid back there. All in all I'm VERY happy with this mod and should have done it a loooong time ago.I plan to get the brackets welded eventually but they will have to come back off the car for prep. Maybe in a few weeks... they should hold up till then. The hardware that BMR provided for mounting is very beefy.
03-29-2009, 10:21 AM
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I've never seen/heard of any relocation brackets completely failing and coming loose from the car but I have seen pictures of ones that were just bolted on really badly bent from hard launches. I think they will eventually start to bend and warp if you don't weld them up.