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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by figit
One thing to keep in mind is that while the sphericals will offer a slight advantage from a handling standpoint, they will wear out FAR faster than a properly greased & maintained poly (or even rubber, which is used on the LCAs found on the BOSS 302R) bushings. If one gets 10k miles out of sphericals with little to no track use, that would be considered a long life.
Yikes 10k, going with poly, was prob anyway.
I see bmr and steeda both have lca in the $150-$200 and $280 to $350. Is there a big diff in the lower priced lca vs higher priced ?
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by sclv12

Yikes 10k, going with poly, was prob anyway.
I see bmr and steeda both have lca in the $150-$200 and $280 to $350. Is there a big diff in the lower priced lca vs higher priced ?
The 100 dollar J&M lca's I purchased got a boat load of amazing reviews. Like a 4.9 out of 5 for them and they had over 50 plus reviews on AM. Unless you are a brand loyal type of person for parts, I have no doubt you will be thrilled with the 100 dollar LCA's. The J&M LCA's for 100 dollars has eliminated my wheel hop issue so what more could a 350 pair of LCA's due for improved wheel hop when I have no more wheel hop? Lmao
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 09:56 AM
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I'm sure the $100 LCAs are fine for your setup. However, for future power mods i.e. Supercharger and what not, those won't suffice with big power for long. For a sixer and a stock 5.0 I'm confident those are just fine.
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Thamac15
I'm sure the $100 LCAs are fine for your setup. However, for future power mods i.e. Supercharger and what not, those won't suffice with big power for long. For a sixer and a stock 5.0 I'm confident those are just fine.
Well, that makes sense. Perhaps a 350 dollar pair of LCA's would be stronger for someone with a car pushing a certain level of power. Perhaps if one had a 600 rwhp pony they would need a 350 dollar pair of LCA's in order too control wheel hop.

My 3.7 will never see that kind of power (lol) so for my small 297 rwhp the 100 dollar LCA's are perfect. I'm not sure how they would fair on a 440 rwhp car should one supercharge their 3.7 but for n/a definitely no need to spend more.

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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 2011 Kona Blue
The 100 dollar J&M lca's I purchased got a boat load of amazing reviews. Like a 4.9 out of 5 for them and they had over 50 plus reviews on AM. Unless you are a brand loyal type of person for parts, I have no doubt you will be thrilled with the 100 dollar LCA's. The J&M LCA's for 100 dollars has eliminated my wheel hop issue so what more could a 350 pair of LCA's due for improved wheel hop when I have no more wheel hop? Lmao
Wheel hop is relative and rarely ever truly gone. You're no longer experiencing the wheel hop you previously experienced given the same demand on the car. In your scenario the $100 LCAs are a win-win which is awesome. That said, increasing the output and demanding more from the car will require beefier gear all the way around which typically costs more.
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by figit

Wheel hop is relative and rarely ever truly gone. You're no longer experiencing the wheel hop you previously experienced given the same demand on the car. In your scenario the $100 LCAs are a win-win which is awesome. That said, increasing the output and demanding more from the car will require beefier gear all the way around which typically costs more.
Well, that definitely makes sense.
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 2011 Kona Blue
Well, that definitely makes sense.
He said the exact same thing I said. Lol
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Thamac15
He said the exact same thing I said. Lol
Haha, sorry man I didn't catch your response above!
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