Swapping Lower A-arms

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Swapping Lower A-arms

Postby h-bot » Sat May 27, 2000 3:16 am

From: SWT_Racing_REMOVE_302131_THIS_@yahoo.com


Hey all,

Has anyone out there actally done
this swap? I need to know what is involved and how
much caster it will give. Do I need to use offset
upper bushings to correct the camber? How will tire
clearance be affected. . .will it be close to rubbing the
front of the fender during turns? Not that my Vega
needs to turn, except to turn onto the return road
after a 1/4 mile blast! ;)

Thanks,

Andrew


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Swapping Lower A-arms

Postby h-bot » Sat May 27, 2000 4:35 pm

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I thought it was swapping the upper control arms?
-Nick


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Swapping Lower A-arms

Postby h-bot » Sat May 27, 2000 10:11 pm

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Andrew,
You would be swapping the upper
a-arms. As for using offset bushing to correct camber, I
think you may have to just do it and have the
alighnment checked. Then see if the bushings are needed. To
do it, you will need to do some grinding on the
shock tower area just behind the front side of the
a-arm to get full travel. Not sure how much, but
someone did mention it in an earlier post when i was
considering it. And tire rubbing will depend on ride hieght
and tire size. You might be best off mocking
everything up and seeing how it goes together. Then post
your results for the rest of us who have been thinking
of doing the same. Hope this helps... Jeff


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