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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Lower control arms...How do they help

How exactly do lower controls arms help out during launches.
I dont have wheel hop hardly at all, I just get wheel spin.
Will they help this?
Are all the tunbular ones all the same basic thing?
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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Re: Lower control arms...How do they help

PLEASE post "suspension" questions on "Suspension, Chassis and Brakes", not on "LT1/LT4 Engine Tech". Moving.....
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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Re: Lower control arms...How do they help

The stock LCAs are channeled stamped steel pieces making them flimsy and are a culprit in unwanted rearend movement. The tubular ones obviously address this weakness. Still, they will be no where near as beneficial as a pair of good tires.
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Re: Lower control arms...How do they help

After you get better tires you'll probably then get wheel hop; LCAs and LCA relocation brackets will help correct wheel hop.
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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Re: Lower control arms...How do they help

I noticed I couldn't burn my tires as easily with them, it helps hold your tires down to the road. I believe it is due to their strength over the stock parts. I relocated them at the same time, and the Brackets I think do more than the LCA's themselfs, because i ran the stock arms in those brakets and noticed a real difference with it not wanting to squat and take right off.

Definately do the brakets no matter what.

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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Re: Lower control arms...How do they help

Here's a good explanation from Injuneer:

"For straight line traction purposes, you want the body end of the LCA to be located higher than the axle end of the LCA. When you launch hard, you want the front of the LCA to lift the body, causing the back end of the LCA to force the tires into the pavement. If you start with the LCA's "level", as soon as the body starts to squat on launch, the LCA pushes the body down farther, and the reaction at the axle end unloads the tire."
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