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12-25-2005, 10:48 PM

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Aixtreme89

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RE: control arms.

well if your looking from the rear of the car. the driveshaft is turning counter clockwise, so the wants to lift up on the right side and plant down on the left side. As an example of this, if you have ever seen someone do a burn out that doesnt have posi there passenger rear tires spins and the driver side doesnt. So putting weight on the passenger side will help try to keep the axle down. Any help you can get you should take. it may not make much an improvement, but with the option thats the best spot. plus your adding weight with a driver on the laft side, so trying to equalize anf balance the car by putting the battery on the opposite side.

12-25-2005, 10:49 PM

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RE: control arms.

that would just be dumb to have loose sand in the trunk. I bought two 50lbs bags of sand. And a full tank of gas and I still have traction problems

12-25-2005, 11:01 PM

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RE: control arms.

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ORIGINAL: Aixtreme89

well if your looking from the rear of the car. the driveshaft is turning counter clockwise, so the wants to lift up on the right side and plant down on the left side. As an example of this, if you have ever seen someone do a burn out that doesnt have posi there passenger rear tires spins and the driver side doesnt. So putting weight on the passenger side will help try to keep the axle down. Any help you can get you should take. it may not make much an improvement, but with the option thats the best spot. plus your adding weight with a driver on the laft side, so trying to equalize anf balance the car by putting the battery on the opposite side.

yea, that makes sense now. haha, its kinda simple to. i just didnt understand why the right side before. i guess im lucky i put it on that side then.. haha. there was no space to mount it to the other side.

12-26-2005, 03:29 AM

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JoeyD

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RE: control arms.

you dont have to remove the mufflers...
there is a little trick...
just jack them up... put the hack under center of the muffler and raise it until you have access to the front bolt of the stock lc arm
SAVES SO MUCH TIME! dont have to take off the hangers etc...etc...
its a great trick, and worked perfect for me.

12-26-2005, 03:37 AM

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RE: control arms.

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you dont have to remove the mufflers...
there is a little trick...
just jack them up... put the hack under center of the muffler and raise it until you have access to the front bolt of the stock lc arm
SAVES SO MUCH TIME! dont have to take off the hangers etc...etc...
its a great trick, and worked perfect for me.

i didnt have to remove the mufflers for my lower control arms? could be my mufflers arent stock and so dang small? ive got the borla stingers. for the upper control arms though i had to move the pipe that goes over the axle.