LCA relocation brackets.
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From: St.Charles MO
LCA relocation brackets are used to change the angle of the LCA's from body to axle because when you lower the angle changes (the body side sits lower than the axle side after lowering, where as stock the LCA should sit pretty much even). This improves handling but can cause wheel hop, but if you are not getting any wheel hop then don't worry about it.
Adjustable LCA's are used to adjust the axle to change the wheel base, again something you do not need unless you want to change it (for example if you have an aftermarket rear end that changes the wheel base slightly, you can change it back).
Something you should look into if you already haven't is some good aftermarket shocks. The factory decarbons (orange/black ones) are better as a paper weight than as a damper. You will get significantly improved handling, stability, feel and control while also getting better ride quality as well.
No use for adjustable LCAs. Stiffer, perhaps. But I think
these are oversold.
If you find a set of used bolt-in relocation brackets you
can try them out with the two hole settings against the
as-is, and if you find no improvement you can turn them
around and sell them, losing only the shipping and the
effort. Basically you should expect them to only get you
back some of what you lose from lowering.
Wheel hop is one outcome of geometry change but not
all tire compounds hop; some just lift & smear. At any
rate you should be able to put it to the test, relatively
cheap, if you're patient enough to wait for a bargain on
used bolt-in relo brackets.
these are oversold.
If you find a set of used bolt-in relocation brackets you
can try them out with the two hole settings against the
as-is, and if you find no improvement you can turn them
around and sell them, losing only the shipping and the
effort. Basically you should expect them to only get you
back some of what you lose from lowering.
Wheel hop is one outcome of geometry change but not
all tire compounds hop; some just lift & smear. At any
rate you should be able to put it to the test, relatively
cheap, if you're patient enough to wait for a bargain on
used bolt-in relo brackets.
Thanks for the help, but I forgot to mention, I don't race so I never experience wheel-hop. And on the streets, I don't hammer down hard enough to experience wheel-hop. But the one time that I did hammer down at a stop sign, the tires just broke loose and got the car sideways.
