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Old 09-13-2005, 02:41 AM
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Question 1998 rocker arm problems?

Just found needle bearings in my oil this past weekend. Time for new rockers. I was searching and came across a thread saying there are a lot of problems with aftermarket rocker arms fitting 98's? How much of a pain in the *** is this going to be to me? I think I'll just go with the reworked stock ones from Nasty performance. Anyone else have experience w/ this problem? Sorry for the book, any help is appreciated. Thanks
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No problem at all with aftermarket fitting...they are all the same. Valve cover clearance is an issue with some..but nothing a little rework wont fix.

All years of LS motors have junk stock rockers and they should be replaced if they are going to be used hard.
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Thanks, anyone else?
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98 had different valve covers. i believe any aftermarket ones will hit the pcv under the valve cover. you can grind on it though or get spacers.
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My valve covers are perimeter bolt and the spacers I found are center bolt. Are there perimeter bolt spacers?

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Yes they are perimeter bolt spacers for 98s. Some company on ebay sells them new for a good deal go search around.




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