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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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I want to buy some cheap 79-89 dallor LCA's and put on some relocation brackets. The LCA's will be non adjustable is there any issues with buying non adjustable. Will it throw off my rear by moving the rear tire forward or back and make it look weird?.
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If the LCAs' you're looking at buying are the SAME length as the ones you've got on the car now,your tire position won't change.
LCA relocation brackets are fabricated to maintain tire position irregardless of which hole you use,upper for 'neutral' acceleration/braking or lower for enhanced acceleration traction.
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If the LCAs' you're looking at buying are the SAME length as the ones you've got on the car now,your tire position won't change.
LCA relocation brackets are fabricated to maintain tire position irregardless of which hole you use,upper for 'neutral' acceleration/braking or lower for enhanced acceleration traction.
Thanks for the advice, which LCA's and relocation brackets would you suggest that are inexpensive?
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Factory OEM LCAs' with the rubber bushings provide a more 'comfortable' and quieter ride. Aftermarket LCAs' with 'poly' bushings provide better handling,a less 'comfortable' ride,and more road noise and vibrations transmitted to the body.
Weld-in LCA ReLos need to be welded on very precisely to maintain wheel position. Bolt-in LCA ReLos are difficult to screw up and can easily be removed.
I'm not going to recommend a particular brand of LCAs' or LCA Relos as that's up to you to research and price from the vendors.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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For the relo brackets, a lot of people go with the founders performance peices and have no complaints.
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Founders also has the best prices on LCAs too
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UMI has excellent stuff as well. Ultra premium quality, moderate price, MADE IN THE USA 100%
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I went with UMI stuff. But I would strongly recomend going with poly mount on car adj LCAs. I know a lot of people that ended up buying another set leter because they didnt get the Adjustables. It makes it nice to center a bigger tire or even get a true 4 wheel alignment.
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Originally Posted by karpetcm
I want to buy some cheap 79-89 dallor LCA's and put on some relocation brackets. The LCA's will be non adjustable is there any issues with buying non adjustable. Will it throw off my rear by moving the rear tire forward or back and make it look weird?.
In my experience, yes. I bought both UMI LCAs and brackets and even though they advertise you don't I had to move the rear forward quite a bit to get them to line up. It made my 275 BFGs rub slightly on the driver's side. I was NOT happy about it.
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