LCA's has anyone heard of this brand?
05-08-2009, 09:33 AM
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LCA's has anyone heard of this brand?
They look like they are high quality, kinda similar the the upr adjustables.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-04...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-04...Q5fAccessories
05-08-2009, 10:09 AM
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my buddy has their cc plate kit on his cobra and its the biggest piece of junk...that and upr and gms use the same designs, and gms is garbage too....the only time i will ever use upr/gms is if i have no other options close to my price range or needs... (manual brake conversion, and coil over kit are the only 2 products i have from upr/gms)
05-08-2009, 10:22 AM
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^ Ooops, that is UMI not UPR. The UPR LCA's I often recommend are a completely different desing and MUCH better, IMO. 
Either way, I would NOT use that LCA as it has a major design flaw, IMO. The spherical end is on the wrong side!!! This will cause undo stress to the torque boxes and bind-up on the sway bar. That LCA will stay parallel with the body, while the spherical end allows better articulation of the axle (in theory). Since the sway bar length will follow the axle, but the ENDS are bolted directly to the LCA's, you will have binding while during body roll on corners.
The UPR LCA's are poly/spherical, but ends are in the reverse of this one, so def. pass on those.
Jazzer
Either way, I would NOT use that LCA as it has a major design flaw, IMO. The spherical end is on the wrong side!!! This will cause undo stress to the torque boxes and bind-up on the sway bar. That LCA will stay parallel with the body, while the spherical end allows better articulation of the axle (in theory). Since the sway bar length will follow the axle, but the ENDS are bolted directly to the LCA's, you will have binding while during body roll on corners.
The UPR LCA's are poly/spherical, but ends are in the reverse of this one, so def. pass on those.
Jazzer
05-08-2009, 10:31 AM
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^ Ooops, that is UMI not UPR. The UPR LCA's I often recommend are a completely different desing and MUCH better, IMO.
Either way, I would NOT use that LCA as it has a major design flaw, IMO. The spherical end is on the wrong side!!! This will cause undo stress to the torque boxes and bind-up on the sway bar. That LCA will stay parallel with the body, while the spherical end allows better articulation of the axle (in theory). Since the sway bar length will follow the axle, but the ENDS are bolted directly to the LCA's, you will have binding while during body roll on corners.
The UPR LCA's are poly/spherical, but ends are in the reverse of this one, so def. pass on those.
Jazzer
Either way, I would NOT use that LCA as it has a major design flaw, IMO. The spherical end is on the wrong side!!! This will cause undo stress to the torque boxes and bind-up on the sway bar. That LCA will stay parallel with the body, while the spherical end allows better articulation of the axle (in theory). Since the sway bar length will follow the axle, but the ENDS are bolted directly to the LCA's, you will have binding while during body roll on corners.
The UPR LCA's are poly/spherical, but ends are in the reverse of this one, so def. pass on those.
Jazzer
05-08-2009, 12:50 PM
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He knows his stuff thats why I follow his advice on susp mods. I wish I would have noticed that before I bought them, I'm trying to get out of the deal now. This has not been my week, first I get burned for waiting too long to buy stuff, now I get burned for buying too soon. To make things worse I have no clue why I bought these instead of the upr adjustables I've been planning on the whole time. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.
05-09-2009, 02:04 PM
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I was able to cancel it and get the UPR ones I was supposed to get in the first place. So list of things that I have now is:
X2 balljoints
Steeda bumpsteet kit
Roush Stage 2 springs
KYB shocks and struts
Upr adj control arms
UPR Shark c/c plates
Offset steering rack bushings
Shorter endlinks
And next month (hopefully)
Strut Tower Brace
Weld in Full Length SFC's
UPR upper control Arms
My suspension is so worn and busted the rear of the car is sagging and the rear end skips over the the smallest bumps in the street. Hopefully this will give me better handling and stability. My car is almost scary to drive, so I i'm going to start the install in a week or two.
X2 balljoints
Steeda bumpsteet kit
Roush Stage 2 springs
KYB shocks and struts
Upr adj control arms
UPR Shark c/c plates
Offset steering rack bushings
Shorter endlinks
And next month (hopefully)
Strut Tower Brace
Weld in Full Length SFC's
UPR upper control Arms
My suspension is so worn and busted the rear of the car is sagging and the rear end skips over the the smallest bumps in the street. Hopefully this will give me better handling and stability. My car is almost scary to drive, so I i'm going to start the install in a week or two.