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ANY PICS OF GRINDED/MODIFIED LOWER CONTROL Arms for drag wheels???

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Old 07-18-2017, 11:22 AM
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hey guys do any of u have any pics of how a c7 rear lower control arm should be modified to fit a 15 inch drag wheel ??? trying to get around buying those aftermarket control arms....
Old 07-18-2017, 06:24 PM
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hey guys do any of u have any pics of how a c7 rear lower control arm should be modified to fit a 15 inch drag wheel ??? trying to get around buying those aftermarket control arms....
Thats a dangerous risk you are taking even considering this..
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Old 07-18-2017, 08:01 PM
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I am not sure what is required to clear a 15" drag wheel, but this is what we've done to get an 18x13" rear wheel to clear on a C7Z with LG drop spindles.

After seeing how thin the factory arms are, I'm willing to be they're stronger after being modified.

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YOU CAN NOT MODIFY THE C7 A ARM FOR A 15" DRAG SPINDLE using a 15" drag wheel.

you need our special drag A arm. If you bought the spindles from LG Motorsports, we should have told you.

The Able Chevrolet mod is for extra wide rear 18" wheels. We have had no problems with that set up.




as installed on Record breaking 1/4 mile runs.





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This is what has to be done on a C5 or C6

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I ended up just buying the lg lower arms from Don at Lg..great guy and helpful!!

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