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Old 06-13-2011, 11:44 AM
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What is the real big difference with getting chrome moly? and is it worth getting adjustable lca's ?
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CM is stronger than mild steel. The tubing can have thinner walls, thus lighter, while being as strong or stronger.
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Weight savings, and to your second question, it depends. Are you drag racing? Are you running very large drag radials?
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Originally Posted by tremiles
CM is stronger than mild steel. The tubing can have thinner walls, thus lighter, while being as strong or stronger.
Cool, thanks
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Weight savings, and to your second question, it depends. Are you drag racing? Are you running very large drag radials?
Not as of right now, Its just a mid 12 sec car as is but I am planning on putting a cam in it with other suspension mods including a rear end come next summer. So I will be drag racing then, I know adjustable lca's allows you to align your rear end. How necessary is that?? The reason why my Im looking to get lca's right now is there bushings went bad
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with lcas, i dont think the cost of chromoly is justified by the minimal weight drop. with a cage or a ta or maybe a panhard bar, yea. but lcas, no. id get mild steel, on car adjustable with a bushing on one end and a rod end on the other.



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