Omni FLCA's?
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Re: Omni FLCA's? (turboedc2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboedc2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bump for a old thread any sfwd\ts guys running them? are they worth it any info would be appreciated. 
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..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.
</TD></TR></TABLE>..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.
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Re: Omni FLCA's? (boostfeen)
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..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.</TD></TR></TABLE>Thanks
..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.</TD></TR></TABLE>Thanks
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Re: Omni FLCA's? (boostfeen)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostfeen »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just to clarify over torqueing anything would be a bad idea. A torque spec is there for a reason and so are torque wrenches. being able to improperly tighten something is hardly a reason for not purchasing an item. As far as "bash to get your axles out" there is a very simple solution to that, simply remove the upper ball joint and remove the axle while leaving the lower one connected. If you must remove the lower ball joint you simply use a pickle fork (available at any autoparts store). The product was designed to reduce weight. They are also used on the clutchmasters SFWD car for 3 seasons now with no problems as well as other SFWD cars. We have very very few bushing problems with them and the bushings have a life time warranty..............
..i run a set of these on my eg. i bought them brand new and had to replace two of the bushings. for some reason the steel bushing in the poly bushing was sloppy and moving around. The new pair of bushings from Energy sus. fit right in, and it fixed the prob.
IMO, its not worth the money, altho it does look good and is light weight. fyi, because of the material its made from, you can't over torque the bolts, and you can't bash it to get your axels out.
..if i had to do it over, i would get the oem pair powder coated and put all new poly bushings in them.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just to clarify over torqueing anything would be a bad idea. A torque spec is there for a reason and so are torque wrenches. being able to improperly tighten something is hardly a reason for not purchasing an item. As far as "bash to get your axles out" there is a very simple solution to that, simply remove the upper ball joint and remove the axle while leaving the lower one connected. If you must remove the lower ball joint you simply use a pickle fork (available at any autoparts store). The product was designed to reduce weight. They are also used on the clutchmasters SFWD car for 3 seasons now with no problems as well as other SFWD cars. We have very very few bushing problems with them and the bushings have a life time warranty..............
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Re: Omni FLCA's? (omniman)
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Just to clarify over torqueing anything would be a bad idea. A torque spec is there for a reason and so are torque wrenches.</TD></TR></TABLE>
..Just to clarify, im an aircraft mechanic and use torque wrenches everyday. I also understand why different hardware require different torque specs. So yes, i agree over torqing anything is not good. But, you can mostly get away with not on some of the OEM parts.( how many people you see using a torque wrench on stock FLCA's?) ...Also most people remove the lower ball joint when taking out the axels because of ease, and if you don't have a pickle fork then tapping the LCA gets the job done.
..BUT, for the Omni pair and because of the softer/lighter material that it is, its not recomended (in the instructions) to hit or over torque the hardware, which is why i stated this originally explaining to turboedc2, this is how they need to be treated.
..IM sure the clutch masters car and other SFWD cars use them without issues, but i did. i dished out 400$ bucks and got two bad bushings. **** happens so i replaced them. Life time warrenty? im supposed to ship both my LCA's because of some bad bushings. thanks, but no thanks.
..and last, IM not bashing the product, or OMNI. i think you guys make some really good ****, and your support for our sport is great.
Turboedc2 asked if anyone was running them, and i stated my personal experience with them.
Just to clarify over torqueing anything would be a bad idea. A torque spec is there for a reason and so are torque wrenches.</TD></TR></TABLE>
..Just to clarify, im an aircraft mechanic and use torque wrenches everyday. I also understand why different hardware require different torque specs. So yes, i agree over torqing anything is not good. But, you can mostly get away with not on some of the OEM parts.( how many people you see using a torque wrench on stock FLCA's?) ...Also most people remove the lower ball joint when taking out the axels because of ease, and if you don't have a pickle fork then tapping the LCA gets the job done.
..BUT, for the Omni pair and because of the softer/lighter material that it is, its not recomended (in the instructions) to hit or over torque the hardware, which is why i stated this originally explaining to turboedc2, this is how they need to be treated.
..IM sure the clutch masters car and other SFWD cars use them without issues, but i did. i dished out 400$ bucks and got two bad bushings. **** happens so i replaced them. Life time warrenty? im supposed to ship both my LCA's because of some bad bushings. thanks, but no thanks.
..and last, IM not bashing the product, or OMNI. i think you guys make some really good ****, and your support for our sport is great.
Turboedc2 asked if anyone was running them, and i stated my personal experience with them.
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