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Late vs. Early banana arm part numbers, ID?

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Old 04-23-2017, 09:18 PM
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Rear torsion bar holder is out. It does not look bent, so my excessive camber issue is still a mystery. However, I am moving over to the aluminum arms. Since I have the choice of either early or late offsets, I think I'm going to go with late. Is there any good reason to stay with early? I have wheels for both.

Also, here is a picture of my coil over. I bought the lower shock adapters from Racer's Edge but I think I need to reverse this shock and also buy the upper spring hats. Otherwise, what does the lower spring rest on? Thanks in advance for any comments and congrats to those that raced at LRP this weekend.

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Here are mine if it gives you perspective on how they fit. These are Ground Control and the bottom mount is Racers Edge.

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the alu arms are something like 20 lbs lighter for the pair and are said to be stiffer than the steel ones, which makes sense but not sure how much of a practical difference that makes.

key thing to keep in the back of your mind, unlikely youll ever experience this but it has been known to happen under extreme wrecks...the cast alum arm can crack with a sufficient impact because it is stiffer/more brittle.

the steel arm would only bend under even the most ridiculous accident circumstances.

its like the steel/alu front arm dilemma - your wheel will still be attached to the car with the steel arms. but in a crash bad enough to have broken the alum parts, youll have bigger issues.
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Originally Posted by V2Rocket
...your wheel will still be attached to the car with the steel arms. but in a crash bad enough to have broken the alum parts, youll have bigger issues.
Personally if I was in a shunt that broke an arm I'd want the wheel to come off, at least you are not going anywhere without a wheel....maybe I've been watching too many F1 cars break apart in a crash lol.
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Guys. Sorry for the confusion in my question. My questions was to try and install early or late hubs into the aluminum arms. I decided to go with all late components. I already have a set of 15" fuchs that were are for late offset.

Another question. Since I am going to late offset, I need different rotors. Is that correct?

Thanks,

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Originally Posted by 993944S2
Guys. Sorry for the confusion in my question. My questions was to try and install early or late hubs into the aluminum arms. I decided to go with all late components. I already have a set of 15" fuchs that were are for late offset.

Another question. Since I am going to late offset, I need different rotors. Is that correct?

Thanks,

Don
All 15in Fuchs are early offset. To convert to front late offset you need hubs, rotors, spindles, bearings, seals, a-arms and tie-rods, you may also need struts and strut mount. At the rear you need hubs and rotors.



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