which LCA's???

[davetheking]

ok, so i have heard the BMR and i have heard that it is the best thing since sliced bread, but i chose not t ogo with BMR and am juggling a few other choices for lower control arms: Lakewood, Spohn, Edelbrock and Competition Engineering. I think that i favor Edelbrock and Lakewood. Does anybody know anything about any of these companies to help me in my search for a decently priced and QUALITY LCA?

[AZ3.8Camaro]

I got my BMR control arms (Tubular, poly mounts) for around $100 (i think). Jegs sells Lakewood, so you might want to check them out.

[ May 31, 2003: Message edited by: AZ3.8Camaro ]</p>

[FirebirdGT]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by davetheking:
Does anybody know anything about any of these companies to help me in my search for a decently priced and QUALITY LCA?<hr></blockquote>

Do you want Quality or price?

Quality and price - GM 1LE

Quality - Hotchkis

Price - anybody else

[Nachius]

I have a set of Lakewood Boxed LCAs with poly bushing.

FOr the price of under 90 dollars brand new I am very pleased with the result. Traction Improved greatly and haven't had a problem with them at all! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] great product for a great price.

[Arctc Wolf]

I'm getting BMR tubular chrome-moly, poly/rubber combo bushings. i'll tell ya how they feel when i put them on in 1-2 weeks.

[Dominic]

What are you looking to get out of LCAs? Do you autocross? For all intensive purposes Robert is right as far as a tubular LCA is concerned.

I personally run billet aluminum double teflon bearing'd rod-ended units. They have zero bind and zero deflection, and the ride noise isn't even bad on them. You just have to know and understand a little about rod ends to use them and enjoy them. They did bump me up a class in autocross though, since they're illegal in ESP.

[ May 31, 2003: Message edited by: Dominic ]</p>

[speedy-v6-camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dominic:
What are you looking to get out of LCAs? Do you autocross? For all intensive purposes Robert is right as far as a tubular LCA is concerned.

I personally run billet aluminum double teflon bearing'd rod-ended units. They have zero bind and zero deflection, and the ride noise isn't even bad on them. You just have to know and understand a little about rod ends to use them and enjoy them. They did bump me up a class in autocross though, since they're illegal in ESP.
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Ditto

[ May 31, 2003: Message edited by: speedy-v6-camaro ]</p>

[davetheking]

i dont autocross, i'd use them for drag racing, so im thinking boxed since my car isnt lowered at all...and quite possibly the Lakewoods...but thanks for all your help! [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[Spray'dV6]

if you're going for drag racing go with the bmr boxed lca's. how come you don't want to get bmr? a couple buddies of mine had 1le's with their ls1's and then swtiched to the bmr and got better traction...wasn't night and day but they said it was def. noticeable.

[FirebirdGT]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by davetheking:
i dont autocross, i'd use them for drag racing, so im thinking boxed since my car isnt lowered at all...and quite possibly the Lakewoods...but thanks for all your help! [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

Drag racing? Hotchkis boxed

[speedy-v6-camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Spray'dV6:
if you're going for drag racing go with the bmr boxed lca's. how come you don't want to get bmr? a couple buddies of mine had 1le's with their ls1's and then swtiched to the bmr and got better traction...wasn't night and day but they said it was def. noticeable.<hr></blockquote>

Anything different than stock is noticable. So it really doesn't matter a whole lot.

[davetheking]

thanks for all of your replies, but i have made u pmy mind. i found a deal on a Hotchkis package at FTForce.com. its $298 for boxed LCa's and an adjustable PHR, and i think thats a good deal for hotchkis. thanks once again!! [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]