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Old 03-10-2006, 03:53 PM
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I decided to get some control arms before I installed my gears to help me with traction after I get my gears. I can't find any real advantages of buying "adjustable" control arms. What does that really mean? I want both upper and lower CA's.
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Old 03-10-2006, 03:56 PM
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Unless you are a SERIOUS racer or putting GOBS of HP to the ground...adj's are not needed.
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Ya know what I've always wondered the same thing. I know you can get by w/ the non-adjustables if your cars not strictly a drag car, but to get the full potential out of those CA's you'll need some nice rubbers too
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Old 03-10-2006, 03:58 PM
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Unless you are a SERIOUS racer or putting GOBS of HP to the ground...adj's are not needed.
Thought so...
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Old 03-10-2006, 04:00 PM
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Unless you are a SERIOUS racer or putting GOBS of HP to the ground...adj's are not needed.
Thats good because the price difference is pretty signifigant and I don't think my GT will ever have GOBS of HP
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Ya know what I've always wondered the same thing. I know you can get by w/ the non-adjustables if your cars not strictly a drag car, but to get the full potential out of those CA's you'll need some nice rubbers too
I plan on getting DR's with my next set of rims since I am going 18x9 in the front and 18x10 in the back, the way I look at it they wont be rotatable anyways! For now I want to get my moneys worth out of these street tires.
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How much horsepower are you calling GOBS code?
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Old 03-10-2006, 04:24 PM
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How much horsepower are you calling GOBS code?
500+
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Old 03-10-2006, 04:28 PM
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Ok, thanks, trying to learn more for when I actually start making money in two years.
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Ok, thanks, trying to learn more for when I actually start making money in two years.

Now that # is somewhat deceiving because there are alot of serious racers running adj's with far less HP, but they are looking for consistent ET's. My point is....if you want a good street car with occassional strip use, do the non-adjustables.
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