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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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i'm in the middle of my camswap andd.....i have hardened pushrods and dual springs installed. now do i need new rocker arms or will the stock ones be ok for awhile? after my camswap i'm gonna be slapping on an sts kit, so will the stocks last or do they need to be upgraded? thanks
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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stock will last till u get around .650 lift...
im not sure but i know i had a big cam with stock rockers and nothing bad happend, people go 9's with stock ones also...
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even with hardened pushrods and dual springs will they still be ok? it just seems like the rockers are the next weakest thing that would break... i wont be spinning the motor past 6500 rpms, as i'm just putting a baby turbo cam in... i just want to be sure everything will be ok
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Yes, they will be fine..
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the stockers will be fine....if your nervous just send you stock rockers to harland sharp for a rebuild using a different bearing setup..and thats all you could ever need really.
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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Don't forget Nasty Performance too. They can rebuild stockers. only around 250$ VS. a new set for 500+.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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i will be looking into that. thanks for the info guys. yes i know i just popped in; but been looking at this the past few days
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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When you talk to Nate ask him about the Curtisbilt rockers I think there at racecurtisbilt.com
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Your rockers will be fine. The same company that made your rockers make the 1.85 rockers that SLP sells and you got to look close to see the difference.
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