Yeah there directions suck Don't they. At there lowest setting (if stock puts them way down in the back. I added the steeda LCAs seems to handle ok and take off alittle better.
have fun putting them on. it looks like the bmr ones come with a bolt on the top of there bracket so you donot have to question the welding position. Oh yeah and no welding.
ORIGINAL: ziperhead Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
Hi ziperhead,
Why not call and ask Steeda this question. I think the issue is one of mechanical interference though I don't think there are any mechanical clearance issues as I recall. Why would you use a stock LCA anyway?
Cheers
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ORIGINAL: ziperhead Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
Hi zipehead,
When I think about it I they are concerned about the additional load all that extra leverage puts on the stock LCA bushings and the increased likelyhood of wheel hop and possible bushing failures. There is no good reason other than this that I can cook up.
HTH!
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ORIGINAL: ybnormal Yeah there directions suck Don't they. At there lowest setting (if stock puts them way down in the back. I added the steeda LCAs seems to handle ok and take off alittle better.
have fun putting them on. it looks like the bmr ones come with a bolt on the top of there bracket so you donot have to question the welding position. Oh yeah and no welding.
Hi ybnormal,
Yes all of the Steeda installation sheets are poor, Steeda is famous for this. The bolt-on LCA relocation brackets are a joke and an accident waiting to happen. If you have a high-powered application weld them on for safety.
I can't understand what you meant for the other parts of the post, it all reads as nonsense to a native English speaker. What do you mean?
Cheers!
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I guess what I was trying to explain is the bmr relocation braket has a piece of metal that (the back side) that attaches to the frame I've seen pics and thought it to be an extra bolt added to it. I did not mean to say do not weld these brackets. The steeda brackets have a lot more play in them (when installing them) and do not look as firm as the BMR. plus you have got to weld them Tack perfectly --then weld correctly I have the steedas installed and welded. Hey F1fan I would think getting the lca back level would be the best thing for a stock LCA but on a lowered vehicle the lowest setting puts the angle down in the back and up in the front? shouldn't there directions explain some of this?
The lowest setting is intended for drag racing. In that activity, planting the rear tires is worth more than the cornering behavior that is sacrificed to get the extra launch grip, and when working with OE rear suspensions that normally involves running the LCAs uphill toward the chassis. The low setting could also be used on cars that have been substantially lowered, but the reasons in that case are somewhat different.
From what I gather reading this thread, Steeda is not likely to write a bigger chapter trying to explain why any given setting should be used for each of the possible combinations of lowering and car use than they do just telling you how to install them.
Norm
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Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
because they wont fit. There was a mustang in at the dealership the other day that was useing the steeda brackets with the stock lca and it did not fit in them to line up with the holes. So he had to grind the back of the lca's to fit in the pocket
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ORIGINAL: ziperhead Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
because they wont fit. There was a mustang in at the dealership the other day that was useing the steeda brackets with the stock lca and it did not fit in them to line up with the holes. So he had to grind the back of the lca's to fit in the pocket
Hi 07S197,
That's weird, they looked like they fit fine when I've worked on cars with Steeda's LCA relocation brackets. Of course most of these cars had Steeda adjustable LCA's with poly or rod ends or the Steeda billet LCA's but the space between the rear of the brakets looked the same as the stock bracket's gap. Maybe the LCA relocation brackets you saw were installed incorrectly? Steeda technical support long ago told me that stock LCA's mechanically fit in any position on the Steeda LCA brackets and questioned why anybody would want to run stock LCA's in the stock location after going to all the trouble of installing them. I have to agree with the Steeda technical support people on this as mechanically the stock LCA's looked like they would clear the Steeda LCA brackets no problem. Why would you run a stock LCA in any other adjustment location but the best one for your application, road course work or drag racing?
HTH!
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ORIGINAL: ziperhead Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
because they wont fit. There was a mustang in at the dealership the other day that was useing the steeda brackets with the stock lca and it did not fit in them to line up with the holes. So he had to grind the back of the lca's to fit in the pocket
Ho 07S197,
That's weird, they looked like they fit fine when I've worked on cars with Steeda LCA brackets. Of course most of these cars had Steeda adjustable LCA's with poly or rod ends or the Steeda billet LCA's but the space between the rear of the brakets looked the same as the stock bracket gap. Maybe the LCA's you saw were installed incorrectly? Steeda technical support has also told me that stock LCA's mechanically fit in any position on the Steeda LCA brackets and questioned why anybody would want to run stock LCA's in the stock location after going to all the trouble of installing them. I have to agree with Steeda technical support on this as mechanically they look like they will clear the LCA brackets no problem. Why would you run a stock LCA in any other adjustment location but the best one for your application road course work or drag racing?
HTH!
the guy road raced the car, he said if he ran a aftermarket LCA that it would put him in a different class. The LCA's were the stock ones never removed so they couldnt ave been installed improperly. I saw it and they just wouldnt fit in there...
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ORIGINAL: ziperhead Why does the directions say not recommended for stock LCA's and if used use the lowest setting ? Doesn't make sense to me
because they wont fit. There was a mustang in at the dealership the other day that was useing the steeda brackets with the stock lca and it did not fit in them to line up with the holes. So he had to grind the back of the lca's to fit in the pocket
Ho 07S197,
That's weird, they looked like they fit fine when I've worked on cars with Steeda LCA brackets. Of course most of these cars had Steeda adjustable LCA's with poly or rod ends or the Steeda billet LCA's but the space between the rear of the brakets looked the same as the stock bracket gap. Maybe the LCA's you saw were installed incorrectly? Steeda technical support has also told me that stock LCA's mechanically fit in any position on the Steeda LCA brackets and questioned why anybody would want to run stock LCA's in the stock location after going to all the trouble of installing them. I have to agree with Steeda technical support on this as mechanically they look like they will clear the LCA brackets no problem. Why would you run a stock LCA in any other adjustment location but the best one for your application road course work or drag racing?
HTH!
the guy road raced the car, he said if he ran a aftermarket LCA that it would put him in a different class. The LCA's were the stock ones never removed so they couldnt ave been installed improperly. I saw it and they just wouldnt fit in there...
Hi 07S197,
I meant maybe the Steeda LCA relocation brackets were installed incorrectly. Are you sure they were Steeda LCA relocation brackets? The Steeda LCA brackets have 5 holes no the usual 3 or 2 as the other brands have.
HTH!
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