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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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doing the LCA relocation brackets

well I searched and didn't find what I was looking for. I am putting these on and was wondering exactly how to do this. things like, do I lift the back end of the car and the rear end? do I just put a jack under the center section and lift the wheels off the ground? what tools do I need to remove the LCA's? do I have to worry about getting tension out of my rear springs and wrap them some how? once I bolt the brackets in place do I just weld them right there or should I connect up the LCA's to the bracket and then weld the brackets?if you guys could answer these questions that would be great.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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Jcck the car up with the rear put stands under the body frame rails then put some stands under then axel tubes.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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And make sure that you've chocked the front wheels to keep them from moving in either direction, if the front isn't in the air already...
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 03:05 AM
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Yeh if you have enough stands i would put the whole car up in the air would make it easier.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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so what about the welding, do I hook the LCA's up to the brackets and welnd or is that not needed?
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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anybody?
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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Just bolt up the bracket then weld it on.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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just buy the bmr bolt in lcas, thunderracing sells them , they are great and then you dont have to worry about alignment . And if you want to you could weld them in . The locate off the original hole and off the hole that the shock goes in .
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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I already have the brackets, I just wanted to know if there really is ever an alignment issue
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Weld both of the brackets and the same spot and ull be good.
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 02:18 AM
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if you weld, you do that before you hook up LCA's. They get attached to the original LCA mounts on the rear end and I vote for having them welded in.
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