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Rusty 10-18-2013 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty (Post 2533026)
When you adjust the camber bolts do you have to take off the whole arm or do they turn in place?
Use a 3/16" allen wrench to loosen up the pinch bolts. Then use a 1/2" socket to move the camber/caster adjusters. It's a slick set-up. :tup:

Rangerz 10-18-2013 11:23 PM
Spohn,

Are the pics you posted after or before alignment? Looks like feom the pics you are maxed out for much more neg adjustment.

Rusty 10-19-2013 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Rangerz (Post 2533163)
Spohn,

Are the pics you posted after or before alignment? Looks like feom the pics you are maxed out for much more neg adjustment.
Remember, his Z is not running. Has no motor in it. So best guess is it's not been aligned yet. LOL

SPOHN 10-19-2013 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rangerz (Post 2533163)
Spohn,

Are the pics you posted after or before alignment? Looks like feom the pics you are maxed out for much more neg adjustment.
Before. I set them up close to what I had already. Which was -3 camber. There's still more to be had. I could of font better but I'll take care of that when time for alignment.

Rangerz 10-19-2013 11:17 AM
Gotcha, I didn't realize you still have it torn down.

Rusty 10-22-2013 07:16 AM
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Got my arms installed. :D

Had one bolt that was sticking out of the right side inner fender hitting the control arm at full upward travel. So I grounded it down. :tup:

In the last picture. Something that happen. When I removed the bolt that holds the upper ball joint in the spindle. The arm popped up by it's self. About 3". So this tells me that the bushings don't rotate, but twist. So there is no free movement of the arm. :icon14:

tonythetiger 10-22-2013 12:19 PM
i really need these!! any DIY out there??

martin82 10-22-2013 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2536425)
Got my arms installed. :D

Had one bolt that was sticking out of the right side inner fender hitting the control arm at full upward travel. So I grounded it down. :tup:

In the last picture. Something that happen. When I removed the bolt that holds the upper ball joint in the spindle. The arm popped up by it's self. About 3". So this tells me that the bushings don't rotate, but twist. So there is no free movement of the arm. :icon14:
Rusty, are you saying the STOCK arm is the one that binds?

corner3garage 10-22-2013 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2536425)
Got my arms installed. :D

Had one bolt that was sticking out of the right side inner fender hitting the control arm at full upward travel. So I grounded it down. :tup:

In the last picture. Something that happen. When I removed the bolt that holds the upper ball joint in the spindle. The arm popped up by it's self. About 3". So this tells me that the bushings don't rotate, but twist. So there is no free movement of the arm. :icon14:
In the Last picture, it shows that you are working with the stock arm.

This happens because stock Rubber Bushings bind and dont move as freely and have much more stiction than the SPL arms.

This is because the SPL arms have Spherical Bearings and these are able to move freely.

Thanks,
Mike

martin82 10-22-2013 01:26 PM
sphericals FTW!

Rusty 10-22-2013 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by martin82 (Post 2536951)
Rusty, are you saying the STOCK arm is the one that binds?
Yea. ;)

Rusty 10-22-2013 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by corner3garage (Post 2536965)
In the Last picture, it shows that you are working with the stock arm.

This happens because stock Rubber Bushings bind and dont move as freely and have much more stiction than the SPL arms.

This is because the SPL arms have Spherical Bearings and these are able to move freely.

Thanks,
Mike
I know I would have some binding with the stock arms. But when I removed the cross bolt, and it popped up soon as I took the bolt out. Kind of took me by surprise. LOL The SPL moves nicely.

martin82 10-22-2013 05:35 PM
that's what I thought Rusty!!, good install! I didnt have time to install mine this weekend!! Will do ASAP

gomer_110 10-22-2013 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 2536425)
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Got my arms installed. :D

Had one bolt that was sticking out of the right side inner fender hitting the control arm at full upward travel. So I grounded it down. :tup:

In the last picture. Something that happen. When I removed the bolt that holds the upper ball joint in the spindle. The arm popped up by it's self. About 3". So this tells me that the bushings don't rotate, but twist. So there is no free movement of the arm. :icon14:
Same thing happened when I had my Doran arms installed. $hitty stock arms :mad:.

Sh0velMan 10-23-2013 01:39 PM
Yeah my Kinetix arms have some drag, probably more than any of these fancy pants arms with sphericals, but nothing like the soft rubber bind on the stock ones. the crazy part is, every bushing on the car binds just like that!


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