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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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can someone point me in the right direction of where I can find more info about this (vendor/quality/pricing)? I did a quick search and only one thread popped up but didn't find anything useful

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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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SPC makes a UCA that has camber adjustment.

Edit: Along with caster adjustment...

price is about $399 ish.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Just looked it up...thanks. Is that the normal price? $400 seems a little steep

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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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lol yea but if you compare to the price of OE UCA.. its not so bad haha.
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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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Ok, i'm about to pull the trigger on this. what is the difference between this and these

http://www.exactmotorsports.com/GSRCA.html

any other options? Thanks

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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by m32
Ok, i'm about to pull the trigger on this. what is the difference between this and these

http://www.exactmotorsports.com/GSRCA.html

any other options? Thanks

Edwin
All RCAs were "originally" designed to improve roll center. There may be some added benefit to improve camber, but the improvement is small and nothing close to the SPC A-arms. That's why they're called Roll Center Adapters (RCA) and not Camber Correction Adapters (CCA). NO ONE can claim a SIGNIFICANT improvement in camber using RCA's alone.

As for their "steep" price of the SPC a-arms, consider that you are getting a new A-arm that also includes new bushings, which almost everyone needs, eventually.

There are only 2 ways to get new bushings.

1. Buy new A-arms. Cost = $1000+ with labor

2. Buy Daizen bushings which are ALWAYS hard to get since they are almost always on backorder ( A 3 month wait is not unheard of). The labor to change the bushings and remove / install the a-arms could run you $400 shop rate.

So when buying the SPC you are getting new bushings, plus camber and castor adjustment that the other two options CANNOT compare.

It's a no brainer to buy the SPC if your goal is to get camber IN SPEC on a slammed GS. Now if you were seriously interested in handling performance, the RCA's will still be the solution to improve the roll center.

Do a wiki on roll center if you wanna know it's importance in handling, stability and reduction in bump steer. The SPC WON'T fix that. It's not really worth me explaining Roll Center since you need a good drawing and so it's easier to just look it up yourself.

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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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look up ikea formula real nice arms but pricey. you get what you pay for though...
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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Just ordered a set from THMotors (Nick). Thanks Nick!

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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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We can get you guys the SPC arms if you need them
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