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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fl_rider
Makes sense.

Bend a coat hanger back and forth enough times and voila...
Instead of the load being spread out over a larger area you effectively have two points of contact where the shock bolts to the lower arm.
Thanks for your input guys. Helped me make up my mind.
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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so what is the fix? change stock control arm and if so to what?
i like the idea of coil overs
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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I had them on my firebird for years with stock lower arms and no troubles....
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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I'm running the VanSteel setup which includes tube A-Arms upper & lower, and off set T/As in the rear & no leaf spring. QA1s coilovers on all four corners with Hyperco springs. It's a great set up.

Here's the link to my build info on it:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...-upgrades.html

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