Strengthening Stock Parts
01-09-2007, 11:16 PM
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Strengthening Stock Parts Im in the middle of a general "Upgrade" of my car..among other things I was wondering if it would be worth my $$ to add strengthening plates to the bottom of my LCA's and the side of my torque arm.
Im not looking into going racing but simply making the existing parts better and stronger
What do ya think
Im not looking into going racing but simply making the existing parts better and stronger
What do ya think
01-09-2007, 11:35 PM
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01-10-2007, 08:21 AM
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If you're only planning to street drive the car and not race it, why not leave the stock TA and LCA's and just replace the LCA bushings with 1LE parts? If you have some money burning a hole in your pocket or you're having some sort of problem directly attributable to the stock TA and/or LCA's (not noted in your post) then I'd go straight to high-quality aftermarket control arms (poly/rod or rod/rod) and TA and be done with it. JMHO.
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I have boxed stockers that I got used, and pressed 1LE
bushings into. All told it was about the same as buying
any other set of aftermarket LCAs. But I have solid
rubber bushings (not a fan of poly or rod ends) and it
feels tight and quiet.
bushings into. All told it was about the same as buying
any other set of aftermarket LCAs. But I have solid
rubber bushings (not a fan of poly or rod ends) and it
feels tight and quiet.
01-11-2007, 07:59 PM
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OEM LCA's are designed to flex rotationally through the body of the LC arm. This stops the bushing from overcompressing at certain points where it contacts the bushing housing.
Boxing them stops that from happening. I've seen several cars with rod style (solid) LCA and you can see the poly bushing buldged in certain areas.
Imagine if you had one wheel bottomed out (all the way up into the wheel well) and the other wheel hanging freely. Your LCA will want to rotate. If the arm body doesn't allow it then then the bushing is forced to.
Boxing them stops that from happening. I've seen several cars with rod style (solid) LCA and you can see the poly bushing buldged in certain areas.
Imagine if you had one wheel bottomed out (all the way up into the wheel well) and the other wheel hanging freely. Your LCA will want to rotate. If the arm body doesn't allow it then then the bushing is forced to.
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01-12-2007, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark A. Rogalski
OEM LCA's are designed to flex rotationally through the body of the LC arm. This stops the bushing from overcompressing at certain points where it contacts the bushing housing.
Boxing them stops that from happening. I've seen several cars with rod style (solid) LCA and you can see the poly bushing buldged in certain areas.
Imagine if you had one wheel bottomed out (all the way up into the wheel well) and the other wheel hanging freely. Your LCA will want to rotate. If the arm body doesn't allow it then then the bushing is forced to.
Boxing them stops that from happening. I've seen several cars with rod style (solid) LCA and you can see the poly bushing buldged in certain areas.
Imagine if you had one wheel bottomed out (all the way up into the wheel well) and the other wheel hanging freely. Your LCA will want to rotate. If the arm body doesn't allow it then then the bushing is forced to.
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Originally Posted by BADFNZ
Then I suppose all LCAs that aren't rod ended are worthless then.
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Originally Posted by Fulton 1
If you're only planning to street drive the car and not race it, why not leave the stock TA and LCA's and just replace the LCA bushings with 1LE parts? If you have some money burning a hole in your pocket or you're having some sort of problem directly attributable to the stock TA and/or LCA's (not noted in your post) then I'd go straight to high-quality aftermarket control arms (poly/rod or rod/rod) and TA and be done with it. JMHO.
