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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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i have been searching and havnt really found much at all on converting a stock type lifter to solid. what all dose it consist of to do so? will the ls7 lifter body stand up to some descent abuse from a solid roller setup

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anyone have any info or links possibly? i have searched agian and nothing again, must be over looking something
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You dont convert a lifter to solid, you change them out and put solid rollers in.
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 418redz28
i have been searching and havnt really found much at all on converting a stock type lifter to solid. what all dose it consist of to do so? will the ls7 lifter body stand up to some descent abuse from a solid roller setup
No but Morel makes some very decent drop in Solid lifters that are not as expensive as the Hydraulics.
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