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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Do you need LCA relocation brackets when using a factory spring, QA1 and a 28 inch tire?
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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You do not need them at all. However we have found them to be a very inexpensive traction device on stock height bars. So work like a lift bar forces the tires harder into the ground.

We offer a bolt on version and weld in version. If you have any questions please ask.

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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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I use relocation brackets for the lca. Anything that will help traction and put power to the ground. I'm on stock rear springs w/CompEng.3way adj. shocks rolling on MT325/50 drag radials.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by UMI Performance
You do not need them at all. However we have found them to be a very inexpensive traction device on stock height bars. So work like a lift bar forces the tires harder into the ground.

We offer a bolt on version and weld in version. If you have any questions please ask.

www.umiperformance.com/2010

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And for the weld in, how do i know where to put them?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Bandit28
And for the weld in, how do i know where to put them?
The instructions supplied are very detailed and explain how to install them and how to get them in the correct location.

Let me know if I can help anymore. Thanks!
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I need to get some for the ws6
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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do they actually make a difference a lot of people i talk to locally say that you dont need them ...but i need all the traction i can get in my formula..right now i am running eibach pro kit drop springs and bilstein shocks..
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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if you are lowered you need them, that is a must, whom ever is telling you you don't need them doesn't have a clue on how the supension geometry works. Get a set
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Sam doesn't run them and doesn't recommend them, but I believe he knows suspension.
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I say get them I have BMR weld ons. Stock springs, QA1, and BMR LCA before i put them on the car would lanch and set the quaters on the tires, after installing them it lanches better and doesn't hit but I still need to work on the suspension setup some.
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They are not a *needed* item, you can lower your car and drive it with out them and the car will drive just fine.

However lowering the vehicle changes the geometry of the suspension and installing a set of the brackets will correct this suspension change. They allow you to the lower the vehicle but still keep the correct control arm angle as if it was not lowered.

If you experience traction loss after lowering the vehicle then a set of these will be very helpful.

On stock height vehicles they work as a lift bar and push the tires harder into the ground.

Since the brackets have two settings and at any time the control arm can be installed into the factory location I recommend them. They are less then a $100 and are a inexpensive item to have.
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One thing about sams setup is though that he autox and doesn't do the 1/4

Sam knows his **** for sure and I'll be getting hid bars and springs too but I'll be doing the lca brackets myself. Like UMI said, for the price why not. Especially if ordering a new rear!
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Originally Posted by Bandit28
Do you need LCA relocation brackets when using a factory spring, QA1 and a 28 inch tire?
Installing LCA relocation brackets moves the instant center to a location that will allow the car to launch harder. It's one of the first suspension changes that we recommend whether you lower your car or not.

We manufacture a weld-in relocation bracket and a bolt-in relocation bracket. Here's a link to the products that we offer for your vehicle:

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/F-bodyDrivetrain.htm


Although several suspension companies offer LCA brackets, BMR has the only brackets that have been track tested on 7-second and 8-second drag cars. If the BMR brackets can survive a 1500+ horsepower launch, you can be certain that they will hold-up on your daily driver.
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what about lowered cars?? will the work ?
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sorry if I sounded like an ***, I have just seen so many people say that they are not needed, well you are right they aren't needed if you never want to hook up.... and actually they will help out the wheels spinning on the street, I swear by them, and if you plan on going to the track at all you need to get a set, they are to cheap not to. get the bolt in ones there is no gues works and no need to weld. Just my 2 cents. This is coming from a guy that has a lowerd 6sp car they do work
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what about lowered cars?? will the work ?
Absolutely We have them in stock ready to ship....
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They completely solved the wheel-hop problem in my non-lowered car. The rear attachment point of my LCA was an inch and a half higher than the front attachment point. I can only imagine what kind of mess that would be in a lowered car.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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YEAH I saw mike browns cars run at the shootout and those guys got down! so i guess i will need something like that...
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the weld in and the bolt in look the same, it there a difference? or could you bold the weld on ones on?
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Originally Posted by xBROKEx
the weld in and the bolt in look the same, it there a difference? or could you bold the weld on ones on?
They are different, the weld ins must be welded but the bolt ons can be welded if needed. The bolt ins tie into the shock mount to locate them and support them, the welds do not.

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