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Old Sep 26, 2025 | 06:52 PM
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Put in a stage 3 cam, upgraded rocker roller andlifters. Having trouble getting pushrod length right.Put in hardened 7.4" rods, stock length, dependingwhat valve Spring is compressed one or tworockers will have up and down play. First rocker shown has adjustable 7.425" rod and play is quite minimal, compared to the stock one that has play. Should I go ahead and get the 7.425" rods? The rest are tight and only have side to side play
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Old Sep 27, 2025 | 06:33 PM
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Ideally get an adjustable pushrod and measure them. It does not take that long. Then you can order whatever size suits.
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Originally Posted by ringram
Ideally get an adjustable pushrod and measure them. It does not take that long. Then you can order whatever size suits.
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Yeah I think that's the route I'll go
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it only matters when you are on the base circle
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
it only matters when you are on the base circle
Okay, I'll double check some measurements from base circle to see how it looks, I think the stock 7.4" length should be within the 30-50 thousands preload
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
it only matters when you are on the base circle
How does this look? Adjustable pushrod set to 7.45" torqued, seems like the right amount of play, no up and down movement without lots of force
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Looks good, just a little side to side wobble so you know it's not too tight and bound.
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