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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Default Aftermarket control arm mount-stupid question

I bought a J&M upper control arm mount from a guy and it didn't come with any paperwork.

Which mounting hole is considered the "stock" mounting hole and which one should I use for a car that is lowered 1"?
Old Dec 26, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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Seriously, nobody can tell me???
Old Dec 26, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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It is Christmas week.

But I don't know.... you could contact J&M
Old Dec 26, 2014 | 09:18 PM
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This was something I was wondering as well, hope you get an answer!
Old Dec 27, 2014 | 05:55 AM
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I don't know the answer but have a suggestion. Put them side by side (OEM and J&M) flat on a table and pass a bolt through the OEM, the hole in the J&M that matches the OEM the closest I would consider the "stock" location.
Old Dec 27, 2014 | 08:17 PM
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The bottom hole should be the stock setting. But as scott2 said, measure the stock hole on the OEM unit and compare it to the J&M part. But the bottom hole looks like the right position.
Old Dec 28, 2014 | 06:47 PM
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The way the advertising copy reads,
allowing changes in your instant center for better tire bite during acceleration
it suggests that the upper hole is in approximately the OE location and the lower one provides for the increase in anti-squat (anti-squat is part of what moving the IC accomplishes).


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