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Old 10-08-2008, 02:43 PM
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Default What do you guys think of these LCA's?

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brand new and $50 on CL. Opinions? Also what do you guys recommend for LCA relocation brackets for these? Thanks guys
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Hello, i would recommend our bolt on relocation brackets. They are a direct bolt on and are laser cut and formed out of 3/16" cold rolled steel.

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any other opinions on the LCA's?
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I can see aluminum taking the abuse of the street...I have some BMR components but I have Burkhart LCA's chrome moly full adjustable..
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i didnt see a brand name, so you could be buying a weak material which is dangerous. also it looked like double rod ended LCA which is gonna be rough on a daily driver (i know for fact, cause i have rod/rod on my DD). i would say you are safer going with a brand name for suspension parts. anyone of our sponsors will suffice. NEVER go cheap on something like suspension, it could be dangerous.
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+1 on that ^^^^^^ check with the sponsors, they have some nice pieces for a reasonable price. I personally have some by Midwest Chassis.
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plus, it doesn't say what brand of rod-ends are on them....unless they're QA1's or QA1 XR's, i wouldn't trust them....they could be just some cheap knock-off that will start to rattle within a few hundred miles.
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Originally Posted by 02Z28LS1
plus, it doesn't say what brand of rod-ends are on them....unless they're QA1's or QA1 XR's, i wouldn't trust them....they could be just some cheap knock-off that will start to rattle within a few hundred miles.
This is a good point. Stick with one of the sponsors here for ctrl arms. UMI and BMR makes some good ones. Poly/rod ctrl arms seem to be a good balance for street/performance since the rod end allows free movement while the poly end won't transmit as much noise.
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Get a poly/rod LCA. Those will make you think the rearend is going to fall off every time you hit a bump in the road. Ask me how I know.
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im thinking UMI or BMR now
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
im thinking UMI or BMR now
If you have any questions regarding our product please ask and I will be glad to help. Below I posted a link to view our control arms.

http://www.umiperformance.com/produc...ategory_id=106

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Originally Posted by 02Z28LS1
plus, it doesn't say what brand of rod-ends are on them....unless they're QA1's or QA1 XR's, i wouldn't trust them....they could be just some cheap knock-off that will start to rattle within a few hundred miles.
Agreed. I have rod ends that look identical to those on my panhard bar, and for that, they're fine. For the LCAs, I'd go with poly/rod arms with GOOD rod ends. I have the UMI arms and I'm very happy with them, but you have to keep them torqued down and lubricated or they WILL make noise.

Not knocking BMR's arms, I just don't have any experience with them.

I had BMR's bolt-in LCA relocation brackets when I had my 10-bolt. They were very easy to install and helped out a lot with some wheelhop issues I was having.


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