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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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im having way to much trouble with wheel hop on my 01 blackbird.. shoud i just go with lca's or just get rid of the 315/35/17. and buy new wheels and go back to 275/40/17 or go with lca's and also.. what brand of lca's to go with.
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Why would you think a narrower tire and hence, less grip, would help you?

If you were looking for rodended LCA's, I would look at LG's steel ones. They use good QA1 rod ends and run $200.

If you were wanting poly ends, there are several to choose from.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Why would you think a narrower tire and hence, less grip, would help you?

If you were looking for rodended LCA's, I would look at LG's steel ones. They use good QA1 rod ends and run $200.

If you were wanting poly ends, there are several to choose from.
where coud i find the lg's steel lca's i just have way to much wheel hop and i want it gone for good. dos the LCA help a whole lot? if you coud give me the link to them it whoud be great.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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Here is the link:
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/shop/pr...5bca74f80ce7c6
He has a steel version with
poly/poly,
poly/rod and
rod/rod.
He also has an aluminum version in rod/rod.
You will probably have to call about the steel rod/rod as I don't see a pic on the website.
If you are sensitive to noise or vibration, a regular poly version might be better ( although they are not as good for cornering). I've heard they can fix wheel hop, but I have never had that problem.
Lowered cars also benefit from relocation brackets to get the LCA arms flat again.
Some say shocks can help with wheel hop while others say a torque arm can fix it. I can't really help with your wheel hop problem.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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Hey guys, there may be a better alternative to rod/rod LCA bushings. A lot of folks say they are too noisy, why not use a rod-end on one side only to prevent binding and a stiff rubber bushing on the other to soak up the vibrations? I was thinking about welding up something like that using a 1LE bushing and a rod-end. Well I just ran across this thread, check it out:
http://frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=3553&

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Old May 1, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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this is VERY interesting. I have been looking for something like this for almost 2 years now.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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I would go with "trackbird" LCAs... they are great.
have them on my car and love it.
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I have BMR tubular controll arms on my car and no problems at all.
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Originally Posted by 2002ssls1
I have BMR tubular controll arms on my car and no problems at all.
The problem is that poly bushed LCA's tend to bind under cornering. It's not a noticable problem unless you corner hard. Or so I've been told.
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Rod ends may give you somewhat more vibe's but they do work wonders....
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