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Anyone running BC Extreme Lows on their car?

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Old 04-15-13, 08:40 PM
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Default Anyone running BC Extreme Lows on their car?

Is anyone who is running BC extreme lows on their car having or had a problem with the upper control arm hit the top of the shock tower in the fronts? I just installed my BC extreme lows and the upper control is hitting the top of my shock tower when im driving everytime the car bounces..need to find a solution! help!!
Old 04-15-13, 08:54 PM
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did you double check everything and set the preload on them?
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Originally Posted by aznoutkast
did you double check everything and set the preload on them?
yup everythings tight, preload is there. its the upper control arm hitting against the top when it bends upwards.
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This happens with the LS too when I had my old one slammed. The only option was drill out the top for more clearance so that you didn't have that "hitting" anymore.
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Yeah, you might want to do this little number here :

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Originally Posted by Gville350
Yeah, you might want to do this little number here :

yuuuuuup that was it. i never got to do it on my LS before i sold it, but had i kept it, i wouldve had too
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