john5.7 87Iroc

Bent my rear Lca badly. Its bent about 1-1 1/2" to the side, its about to hit the side of the wheel. Could I drive with it like that until I can find a decent cheap used one ? I would buy a new ones but im totally broke.

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Apeiron

I wouldn't, a bent LCA will skew the alignment of the rear end something nasty.

iroc5speed

you can get some from www.slponline.com . they have some new take offs, that are pretty cheap. They're brand new and they are very inexpensive.

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iroc5speed

ok, sorry, just looked and they must have sold out of them. they have some for $80 though

Omega

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If you want a quick fix, i have some stock ones for sale.. cheap.. Now is a great time to uprade them though.

john5.7 87Iroc

I saw those too in my old slp catalogue. Too bad they dont have them anymore. They were only $20.

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If you want a quick fix, i have some stock ones for sale.. cheap.. Now is a great time to uprade them though

Ill let you know later when Decide what to do.
I would like new ones but Im a broke college student(although I do sell my books in a few weeks. hmm....) And two Im still confused on what to buy even after asking questions and looking at the archives here and at camaroz28.com. I need them kind of quick but I dont want to buy just to buy. I like buying the best even if I over do it and don't need it.
So here it goes again for those that would like to help me again. Its a daily driver. I like both straight line racing and cornering hard. Maybe cornering slightly better. Car will probably see the strip and Auto crossing both ocasionaly for fun not competition so I can care less what class Im in but I want my car to have the potential to be the best it can be (Even if Im not yet). My daily driving is like racing so you can say I drive hard everyday.

After reading archives I have come up with that I should, since cornering is a little more important, STAY AWAY from square/boxed type lca's and poly bushings at both ends. That leaves me with Tubular lcas with either both ends being rod ends, Rod/poly combo, or poly/rubber combo and that where I am still confused. No one can give me a straight answer, since there probably isn't one on which Is best for what I want. Since I have only been in a car with stock lcas its hard for me to decide. I can probaly rule out rod/rod though.

IM still not clear either on if a single rod end is worth it . I don't mind some noise or harsher ride. I just don't want extreme loudness or have to replace them every 6 months. That is unclear to me, some say they arent that loud and last a year or two and others say thee very loud and last 6 months. This being with the same brand of lcas too.

Let me know if Im headed in the wrong direction with any of this but My main questions are probaly
1)Is there a noticeable difference between tubular lca with poly/poly, rod/poly, poly/ruber bushings. Can some one compare each on with the others. Keep cornering in mind alittle more.
2)Alot of people mention poly/rubber combo. I have never seen them sold this way except BMR which I think are non adjustable. I want adjustable. Who else has them or can I simply buy my own rubber bushing and replace the poly if I decide or go this route?

Maybe i am putting to much thought in to this but I am tired of buying something just to buy then finding out there is better out there or I should have went a diferent route. Like I said earlier I would rather buy them ONCE and do it right even if it means overdoing it a bit. I ll shut up. please help me. thanks

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mrr23

i bought the lakewood trailing arms from summitracing.com for $82.95/pr. they have poly bushings and are greaseable. i also got the adjustable panhard rod for $83.95.

Zepher

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I bought the same setup. Haven't driven the car yet, it's not totally done.
Here is my new addition,

Dual Cold Air, I think it looks bad *** !

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