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malibu43
05-02-2012, 01:54 PM
hi,i recently lower the ride height of my car fron end,the stance its ok for what i race it but the uppers control arms going up,what can i do to counteract this,by rules i cannot change arms they has to be stock one,i understand that in a lower car the lower it gets the higher the upper control arms will be,but its has to be some remedy for this.
thanks again guys
MADMIKE
05-04-2012, 12:05 AM
hi,i recently lower the ride height of my car fron end,the stance its ok for what i race it but the uppers control arms going up,what can i do to counteract this,
What exactly is the problem?
by rules i cannot change arms they has to be stock one,
What sanctioning body and class are you racing in?
i understand that in a lower car the lower it gets the higher the upper control arms will be,but its has to be some remedy for this.
Whenever the suspension compresses the upper and lower arms are going to rotate up.
Or are you trying to figure out how to fix the screwy camber curve on the '78-'88 GM A/G?
To get any kind of decent camber curve, you are going to have to shim the upper control arm in quite a bit.
exwestracer
05-04-2012, 04:30 AM
Don't worry about it Jorge, The arm going up is a GOOD thing. The more it goes up, the more it will pull the top of the tire in when you turn (camber gain). Like I mentioned before, just make sure nothing is hitting the frame when the front suspension compresses. There is a hump on the lower arm that is usually a problem.
59079
This is not for your Malibu, it just shows what happens when the suspension compresses.
malibu43
05-04-2012, 07:01 AM
thats what i need to know Ray,thanks a lot you are the man,i send you by hotmail a couple of questions the other day,do you have the time to take a look it?
exwestracer
05-04-2012, 11:03 AM
thats what i need to know Ray,thanks a lot you are the man,i send you by hotmail a couple of questions the other day,do you have the time to take a look it?
Don't think I got them Jorge. Please send again. Thanks.
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