Opinion on road noise for dual rod end LCA's?
02-13-2004, 08:18 PM
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Opinion on road noise for dual rod end LCA's? Particularly the Sphon dual rod LCA's. I heard them in a friends car but I was only in it for 30 min or so. So it didnt seem bad at all to me. Does the road noise become unbearable after a while, or do you just get used to it?
02-13-2004, 09:08 PM
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Not sure if this will be of any help, but I can tell you that I noticed no difference in road noise between stock LCAs, BMR rubber/poly LCAs, and LG poly/rod LCAs. I did notice an improvement in performance though... 
02-13-2004, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fulton 1
Not sure if this will be of any help, but I can tell you that I noticed no difference in road noise between stock LCAs, BMR rubber/poly LCAs, and LG poly/rod LCAs. I did notice an improvement in performance though...
02-14-2004, 01:57 AM
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I have 'clunks' on bumpy roads w/ my G2 Poly/Rod LCAs.... dosen't bother me at all when I'm in the car. Now when someone is in the car, it bothers me cause I always here... "oh my god, what is that sound.. is your car falling apart.... is that normal???"
I've only torqued to 74 ft/lbs though.. I need to go muscle on them to 90 and see if it helps the 'clunk'
Belive me, the handling difference is MORE than worth the extra road noise.... go for some aftermarket LCAs!
I've only torqued to 74 ft/lbs though.. I need to go muscle on them to 90 and see if it helps the 'clunk'
Belive me, the handling difference is MORE than worth the extra road noise.... go for some aftermarket LCAs!
02-15-2004, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by glitch77
People OUTSIDE my car said the same thing with my G2 poly/rod's... 
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Your going to some-what hear some noise on these components going over dirt roads and pot holes but I have limited this using a super teflon lined rod end on my products and they work great as the ball is tight in the housing!!!
02-16-2004, 03:00 PM
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I have the Spohn single rod end LCA's. You could try that. Same thing, but only one end is a rod end. Supposed to reduce the road noise. I'm putting them in Tuesday, I'll post back here once I get them in.
02-16-2004, 07:42 PM
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I installed a set of BMR poly/rubber LCA's and didn't notice a difference at all. Noise doesn't bother me that bad though.........exhaust takes care of that most of the time 
Also ordered some of BADZ's adjustable LCA's and panhard rod with rod ends off of ebay the other day. Can't wait.... They look like they should work very well. And they look awesome too!!!
Chris
Also ordered some of BADZ's adjustable LCA's and panhard rod with rod ends off of ebay the other day. Can't wait.... They look like they should work very well. And they look awesome too!!!Chris
02-17-2004, 12:27 AM
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"Yes, mine do work very well as we use top notch components...Alot have our products and are very happy....."
<satisfied badz customer. I dont think that are any noiserer then stock, and when I get my exhaust on I wouldnt be able to hear them any way. If you want silent buy a lincon with air suspension If you want handleing and traction talk to badz .
<satisfied badz customer. I dont think that are any noiserer then stock, and when I get my exhaust on I wouldnt be able to hear them any way. If you want silent buy a lincon with air suspension If you want handleing and traction talk to badz .
02-18-2004, 07:26 AM
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BADZ stuff is top choice in my book esp for the price. Have his LCA's and PHR for the last 1 1/2 w/ no problems. Them things are just as tight the day I put them in. Regular maintenance is all that's required. I'd buy from him in a hearbeat again. Seems alot of people just go w/ LG which is fine but I think PPC is the best kept secret.
03-05-2004, 09:41 PM
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Well.... before I started offering my own LCAs & PHB..... I installed what I thought would be the best units (by the company's reputation). I went with rod ends because I road race.....
They were the most God-Awful things I've ever experienced. My wife would not ride in the car for fear of something falling off! Oh, they worked fine... but NEVER on a street car.
My units use teflon lined rod ends and are DEAD QUIET. You really would never know they are on the car.
Gordon
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www.provenperformanceconcepts.com
They were the most God-Awful things I've ever experienced. My wife would not ride in the car for fear of something falling off! Oh, they worked fine... but NEVER on a street car.
My units use teflon lined rod ends and are DEAD QUIET. You really would never know they are on the car.
Gordon
PPC
www.provenperformanceconcepts.com
