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Old 07-03-13, 11:18 AM
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Looks great man!
Love the tuck in the rear. Can the front come down any more or is that max?
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Old 07-03-13, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Shmee
Looks great man!
Love the tuck in the rear. Can the front come down any more or is that max?
It can go more. Just need to play with it a bit
We finished install around 1am last monday then work at 6am so no time and too tired to adjust.
ill take it apart again when i install my suspension arms
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suspension arms! saw you had a set of adjustable UCA. so so cool!
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Old 07-03-13, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
suspension arms! saw you had a set of adjustable UCA. so so cool!
Yeah bro I have all sorts of suspension parts just need to install everything

Did you install your RCA yet?
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
sucks those LBJs won't fit your ride. i wonder if you have RCAs, you can make 89-94 LBJs fit. i should have experimented since i have RCAs, but i just ordered OEM LBJs last week. where in socal are you dranom?
I testfitted the 89-94 LBJ since timmy brought it up. I only have a regular RCA not the studio one since I sold it few weeks ago. Depending on how wide the cambering RCA you get the 89-94 ones might fit. It's tight but doable







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Old 07-06-13, 02:11 AM
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that's not tight, it doesn't fit. The 10-12mm RCA you're testing is too thin.

The GS and SC guys have the same issue with 2LS calipers on their cars, and usually need 20-24mm RCAs to make it all fit right.

In this case, all you need (for a 2LS) are proper 2LS LBJs.
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Old 07-06-13, 06:23 AM
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Yeah, that's not even close... Maybe with a massive RCA or a camber-RCA those could work in a pinch but even then, I'm not a fan of the proximity to the caliper not to mention they are going to be totally out of plane and further out from where the OEM LBJ'S would put the tie rod. You could run into problems with your alignment trying to run those rather than the correct ones, not to mention they completely defeat any addition of RCA's since they raise the tierod position.



For reference, here are my B/A LBJ'S for my 96, similar to the other you posted a pic of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9223511476/http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9223511476/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/zx3tuning/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9220732427/http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9220732427/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/zx3tuning/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9220730963/http://www.flickr.com/photos/zx3tuning/9220730963/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/zx3tuning/, on Flickr
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Like i said you need those fat cambering rca to fit. This is just for comparison and i'm not gonna force the raybestos to fit so you guys calm down. Lol

I wished the raybestos made lbj for 98-00 though.
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Old 07-06-13, 10:55 AM
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I didn't figure you would, just adding to how/why they would/wouldn't work aspect.




Are there any marking on your BA's?
Mine are stamped with "BAW" on the bottom of the joint.
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Originally Posted by Dranom
Like i said you need those fat cambering rca to fit. This is just for comparison and i'm not gonna force the raybestos to fit so you guys calm down. Lol

I wished the raybestos made lbj for 98-00 though.
a 20-25mm RCA (straight) should work just fine as well.
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Got another set of meisters since my other wheels got delayed in shipping.
repolished outters, inners brushed and the face was powdercoated matte gunmetal grey
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Lookin good!
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Originally Posted by Dranom


Got another set of meisters since my other wheels got delayed in shipping.
repolished outters, inners brushed and the face was powdercoated matte gunmetal grey
noice .
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Lets tradeee!!!!
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Lets tradeee!!!!
Just post your wheels for sale and buy my wheels
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