In 1992 I installed a chassis engineering sub fram connector and a matching set of ladder bars. These bars are about 3 inches longer than the stock lower control arms and required that new holes be drilled in the chassis.

I later modified these ladder bars to act as control arms and have run them on the street ever since. I am now swapping out the rear end and am deciding whether to use the orginal LCAs or the ladder bar set up.

So what effect would a CLA that mounts about 3 inches closer to the front of the car have on handeling. I am now road racing the car.

 

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Longer LCA's reduce the rate of axle roll steer since the change in LCA orientations in side view are smaller for any given amount of suspension motion. They also reduce the rates of change in anti-squat and anti-lift as functions of suspension movement, so (all else being equal) you have less drop in anti-squat as the weight transfers to the rear springs and less tendency for wheel hop under braking.

Norm