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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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whats a good brand for lca's? i've heard bwr arent that great from my buddy but i know someone else who loves them.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 03:13 PM
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OEM. For aftermarket get F7s.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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F7`s, best for your money. As close to OEM as you`ll get.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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Function7s or stick with your OEM LCAs.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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OEM but if your into the bling thing, F7 are the only aftermarket LCA I would consider.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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For 30.00 bux more you can have sperical bearing units from Special Projects Motorsports.
Better than polys and race proven.

Kiwi signature series!

http://www.specialprojectsms.com/kiw...ear-lca-s.html
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dirty19
For 30.00 bux more you can have sperical bearing units from Special Projects Motorsports.
Better than polys and race proven.

Kiwi signature series!

http://www.specialprojectsms.com/kiw...ear-lca-s.html
How well will they hold up on the street though?

I don't have KIWI's parts, so i honestly don't know. But my Blox spherical endlinks bearly made it a year.
Granted they are blox. lol
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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buddy club?
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by grumblemarc
OEM. For aftermarket get F7s.
Aren't Skunk2's good if you replace the bushings with OEM ones or something? I'm asking you cause I know you have Skunk2 ones. How long did yours hold up? (Assuming you stuck with the original Skunk2 bushings.)
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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So far so good on the new design bushings. Not so lucky for some. The bushings need to be lubed thoroughly. If I had to do it all over I would have chosen differently.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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So far so good on the new design bushings. Not so lucky for some. The bushings need to be lubed thoroughly. If I had to do it all over I would have chosen differently.
Yeah I thought I read something about them coming out with a new bushing that was supposed to be better.
What'd you lube them with? Just plain ol' grease?
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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No. Poly lube. The nastiest stickiest stuff you will ever work with.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Energy suspension pre-lube.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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Okay cool. Good info.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 98civdx
How well will they hold up on the street though?

I don't have KIWI's parts, so i honestly don't know. But my Blox spherical endlinks bearly made it a year.
Granted they are blox. lol
Yea the circle company doesnt make great parts that last slightly longer than their warranty.
SPMS parts are quality.
Granted the Kiwi series is only in its first year, me and others have had their bearings in our cars for 2 plus race seasons.
No issues here.
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