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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by luckythirteen13
im curious how that upper control arm relocation kit works, ive heard its just a band aid for poor suspension components.

ive also heard it with lift bars work great.......i already have lift bars so you can be my guinea pig lol
It can't be a band aid i dont see why someone would say that. But its on the fastest stock suspension cars in the country. What it does is move the instant center to the correct location a lot of guys have done major engineering draw ups and testing to get the design. from the factory its not right by moving the mount to where it is it corrects it. Ill see if dave can tell me more wednesday when I go to see him and have him set my preload.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:07 AM
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yes ive got plenty of suspension parts
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 5.0kid
It can't be a band aid i dont see why someone would say that. But its on the fastest stock suspension cars in the country. What it does is move the instant center to the correct location a lot of guys have done major engineering draw ups and testing to get the design. from the factory its not right by moving the mount to where it is it corrects it. Ill see if dave can tell me more wednesday when I go to see him and have him set my preload.
something about it putting the suspension in a bind.....i dont remember its been a while since i read that. if thats the case, ill be ordering one of those.

see what he says about lift bars with the upper relocated because my 60's need some help

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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:56 AM
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Ok ill ask him. He takes a different approach to suspension work like many of the major chassis guys do. Most of them center the wheel with the lowers and then adjust the pinion with the upper. His lowers are also just a solid mount from tq box to the rear axle. This is because the way mega bit jrs work is that they drop the point of connection on the rear axle adjusting its instant center. According to him and Brian wolfe you dont want to do this. You want to move the instant center with the upper and not the lower, thats why mega bite jrs rip up tq boxes (im guilty of that one). But yeah ill ask him
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