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6togo Feb 9, 2013 01:47 PM

Adj. LCA's?
 
When are adjustable control arms really needed i'm going to be upgrading soon and dont know if they would be worth the extra $$ if they never need adjusted on the street!

Blackpanther99 Feb 9, 2013 08:01 PM

Are you planning on doing some drag racing?

6togo Feb 9, 2013 08:35 PM

Mostly a street beater maybe a pass down the 1/4 every now and then. I plan on doing a adjustable TQ arm and i have a adjustable Panhard bar for when i pun the lowering springs in.

UMI Sales Feb 9, 2013 08:57 PM

Factory housing and unbent car is great with non adjustables.

Aftermarket housing, bent car, or desire to fine tune thrust angle are a good time for adjustables.

Aftermarket housing with verified alignment can use non's.

From an engineering standpoint I like non's for simplicity. On the flip side, if you have a desire to fine tune, adjustables are nice...

redracer1 Feb 9, 2013 09:52 PM

If its mainly for street use there's no reason for adj. Only recommendation I'd make is UMI poly/roto-joint.

6togo Feb 9, 2013 10:02 PM

Stock housing atleast for now and i dont think its bent! All i normally run is UMI!

BMR Tech2 Feb 11, 2013 04:03 PM


Originally Posted by 6togo (Post 17134506)
Mostly a street beater maybe a pass down the 1/4 every now and then. I plan on doing a adjustable TQ arm and i have a adjustable Panhard bar for when i pun the lowering springs in.

I think you'll be fine with non-adjustables. For the T/A, I would ONLY suggest an adjustable as well as the panhard bar.


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