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gearhead
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what are these for ?
What are these spacers in the first picture? (the one between the alingment shims and the frame) do they come with the drop spindels or drop springs to make the suspinsion geomitry correct? Look in the second picture and they are not on a stock set up. Im ready to put the front end back together, but im using drop spindels and drop springs. I want to make sure i get this right the first time. Thanks for the help guys.
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Re: what are these for ?
They're just that..... spacers for alignment. Using them reduces the number of shims required when aligning a vehicle that's been lowered w/drop or cut springs.
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Re: what are these for ?
SCHAWEEEEEET,, Where do I get a set?
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Re: what are these for ?
Question...... Can those bolts be replaced with longer ones? Im thinking since I went the LCA route I might need just a wee bit extra tweak out of it..
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Re: what are these for ?
Yes they can be replaced. I kept the long bolts when I took that k-member apart. The bolts are about 1/2 longer. The good thing about that spacer is it ties them both together. It makes it stroger in my opinion.
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Re: what are these for ?
Just a sugestion.. You may want to move the square washer with the one round side out to the upper controle arm shaft. The round side of the washer fits int the grove in the shaft. I just noticed this problem on mine as well.
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Re: what are these for ?
Ummm,, oh yeah, your right,,, Hmmmm, project for a weekend around the corner.
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Re: what are these for ?
You might want to look into A-arm spacers (aluminum) it is what all of the racers use, I would think if it is strong enough for racing it should be ok for street use. You just need to know what the bolt center is and the thickness you want. Here is one of many websites that sell them. Hope this helps? John
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Re: what are these for ?
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