New Info on (I got my Billet LCAs!)

[AMinor65]

Hey Dominic, congrats on your new LCA's. However, your statement in relation to BMR LCA's of:

"...they're stronger laterally than the stock ones however they cannot rotate with the axle so they inhibit the cornering ability of the car. How do I know this? Because the LCAs I just installed helped the cornering of my car beyond the stock rubber pieces, its like night and day."

in theory may be true, but my car began to corner like never before when I got my LCA's. Made me decide not to install swaybars after all. When I added my shocks, cornering got even better. Not hating, but had to point this out.

[Dominic]

Well it will corner better with any aftermarket LCAs because it will help control the rear FAR better than stock. The rear will tend to not shift fore/aft and hop around when cornering.

However, I've driven cars with the stock, the BMR poly/poly, and now mine, and the differences are quite startling. Like I said, the double rod ended LCAs make it corner fluid-like, it literally rolls smoother and reduces the tendancy to oversteer. The main key in hard cornering (not light around town stuff) is to control the roll rate only with things meant to do that job (springs, shocks, swaybars) and not the lower control arms. LCA controlled roll rate is unpredictable.

However, I'm glad you really like yours. The polys are fine for most people and its an inexpensive way to solve the stock LCA problems [img]smile.gif[/img]

[V6Bob]

"They utilize aircraft quality spherical rod ends."

These may be good rod ends. But this is hype. There is _no way_ they are aircraft quality rodends.

Aircraft quality rod ends are always 3-piece (not including the teflon liner). Body, race, and ball. The optimum alloy for each of these is different, so 3 piece is better than two piece. Do you need 3 piece for lcas? I have no clue, but I'd be surprised if many aftermarket lcas use 3 piece.

The site below shows aircraft quality rodends. Check the price, and the careful specification of each alloy used.

http://www.bakerprecision.com/nhbb1.htm

The Baker site has a lot of good info about rodends.

[Dominic]

I was quoting Slotcar racing on that [img]smile.gif[/img] They might not be aircraft quality, but they do seem high quality and do operate very smoothly. They're not low quality like some of the rod ends I've seen (like on BMR's stuff).

They are made of stainless steel too, not aluminum. I think I might've slipped up top about that [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ April 17, 2003: Message edited by: Dominic ]</p>

[12secondv6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dominic:

Does that help 12sec or do you need more info about something? Let me know!

[ April 17, 2003: Message edited by: Dominic ]<hr></blockquote>


Holy crap!!!
Kick @ss write up!!!
Thanks man.
I didn't know anything about that.
Very impressive and sounds like they are much better than what I run.