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Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

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Old Mar 8, 2023 | 07:18 AM
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Icon4 Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

So my friend got me ebays front uca, i set it to max camber so my wheels will fit under my fender. The problem now is my forks/wishbones rub and grind on the axle. I can even see the raw metal mark on the axle. So I flipped them, rotated 180 degrees and it doesn’t grind anymore. I was wondering if any of y’all knew if it would be ok to run it like this?
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Old Mar 8, 2023 | 07:57 AM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

I thought hellaflush was rightfully dead...

Get MPC drop forks rather than whatever you're trying to do with the OEM forks.
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Old Mar 8, 2023 | 08:27 AM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

If they are hitting the driveshaft, I imagine that you already had them swapped left to right or installed backward.
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Old Mar 8, 2023 | 11:33 AM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

Originally Posted by spAdam
If they are hitting the driveshaft, I imagine that you already had them swapped left to right or installed backward.
lol, installed backwards basically, didn’t think about swapping left to right
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Old Mar 8, 2023 | 11:34 AM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

Originally Posted by Chance EG
I thought hellaflush was rightfully dead...

Get MPC drop forks rather than whatever you're trying to do with the OEM forks.
good idea
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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 04:58 PM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

Guys i have no idea how to fix this, if i do full degree turns when parking or something the axle still hits the fork (my forks are flipped backwards right now if i flip it 180 degrees back (how oem is) itll cut half the axle with time
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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 07:28 PM
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Default Re: Am I able to run my car with forks rotated 180 degrees?

https://www.mpcmotorsport.com/produc...let-drop-forks
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