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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 11:36 PM
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lca relocation brackets on a lowered car

Just one question will this cause clearance problems.
Old Dec 28, 2002 | 12:05 AM
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It's very unlikely. They sit directly to the inside of your rear tires, so as you drive over something, even with one wheel, the LCA bracket is lifted with the wheel. So while technically they are a low point, it's not in a place that you'd typically have an issue with.

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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 01:05 AM
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Front end is still much lower.
Old Dec 28, 2002 | 06:12 AM
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i heard relocation brackets are a must have on lowered cars....will they work with bmr rear control arms
Old Dec 28, 2002 | 06:11 PM
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You'd probably want to get his if you have his LCA, some people with other LCAs had complained that his relocation brackets were too wide and used spacers (washers) to get them to fit right.

Check his site for info or email him, if your car is lowered and doesn't have the brackets you should see a very obvious geometry issue in the back, and the rear gets very squirly that way.
Old Dec 29, 2002 | 05:53 AM
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hmmmmmmmm...i dont know how to tell

its only a 1 inch drop mac springs
Old Dec 29, 2002 | 10:28 AM
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To check the LCA, you want to see where the height of the front of it is, relative to the rear. So measure from the ground up to the bottom of the front, then the rear of the LCA. If you're a road racer type, then those should be equal distances (I'll just make up, "within 1/2 of each other"). If you're a drag racer, you want the rear of the LCA lower than the front, by an inch, maybe two. Right now with your springs, the front it probably lower - not good for either scenario.

On the brackets. Did your BMR LCA's fit in the stock mounting points on your axle, without bending the bracket they sit in? If so, I'd get GW or Spohn LCA drop brackets. If the BMR LCA is wider than stock, then you want to get the BMR bracket. Either way, you want to get them welded on.

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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 06:21 PM
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I used GW brackets and they fit fine. With my lowered rear height at 26.25" floor to fender peak (on Camaro), my LCAs are exactly level, using the lower holes.
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