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04-09-2009, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Just curious what problems you all have had by your LCA's rubbing occasionally?
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04-09-2009, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Just some minor chafing. Baby powder does wonders.
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04-10-2009, 12:37 AM | #3 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
It's the headers I worry about. Are yours stock or tube?
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04-10-2009, 12:44 AM | #4 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
do you mean rubbing the inner rim, or the ground
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04-10-2009, 02:18 AM | #5 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
I'll try it but I'm not sure if its going to work ha
They are long tube right not but I'll have that fixed here soon enough, so it wont be a problem I mean rubbing on the ground
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
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04-10-2009, 03:26 AM | #7 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Buddie of mine hit a bad pot hole and it tore the lca of the truck
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04-10-2009, 01:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Get a visual of this, ok. Dragging along on asphalt wont do much damage.
Now imagine the stars are in alignment and you happen to dip at the same time you are crossing over a manhole cover. You know the ones that aren't "quite" flush with the road surface. I'll let you do the math...
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Anything that hangs below the scrub-line is dangerous.....ever have a flat tire?
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04-10-2009, 01:22 PM | #10 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
I wish I had pics of when my hondas lca came off. It was nasty. trashed a fender and alot of other stuff. The only thing that sorta held it together was the axle.
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04-10-2009, 06:26 PM | #11 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
scrub line?????
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04-10-2009, 11:29 PM | #12 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
Here's an explanation I found online. . . Scrub Line Imagine your car-any car-sitting on the street without any tires. The wheels are still there, just without the rubber. Is anything touching the ground? Suspension parts, any brackets, exhaust system, fuel tank, transmission, or motor even? If so, they are below what is called the scrub line, and while you may not worry too much if those massive 6-inch lowering blocks meant the nuts on the U-bolts are now halfway down the sidewall of your rear tire, you'll be in for a nasty surprise if you get a flat on that tire at speed. Those U-bolts will make a nice gouge in the blacktop, and you'll be fighting to stay in control of the car ... if you're lucky. You'll more likely be in the ditch or facing oncoming traffic. Tall tires don't help either, but ensure no part of your undercarriage hangs down below an imaginary line drawn between the bottom of all four rims. In fact, an inch of clearance would be a good idea.
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04-11-2009, 05:54 PM | #13 |
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Re: How much damage can dragging LCA's really cause?
holy crap finally a "real reason" for having big rims he he he
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