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Old 06-26-2011, 03:34 PM
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Anyone ever used self-locking fasteners (or a jam nut setup) and backed off the control arm bolts to the point where the arms will rotate freely? I got this advise from a circle track builder, wondering if anyone has any thoughts about it.

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I'm guessing you're not talking about doing that with the stock eccentric bolts - right?
Stock rubber bushings with a camber kit?
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Ha!
Delrin and camber plates.

Still figuring out how to fix the binding with poly sway bushings...thinking of boring them out or heading back to stock rubbers. Teflon tape and a bunch of lube didn't do the trick.
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I'm confused. You're running delrin control arm bushings and poly sway bar bushings?
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Yes. Delrin control arm bushings, poly sway bar bushings.
I haven't found the sway bar bushings in delrin.

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