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grocerygetter · 01-22-2013, 11:04 PM

what control arm do you have to get to clear the weld rts 17" wheels if the car is lowered?

blazzin1 · 01-23-2013, 08:18 AM

According to BMR, the TCA028 (non-adjustable) is designed for lowered cars ONLY! I had the TCA029 (adjustable) on my car with 17" Welds at stock ride height. The clearance was still very close!!! According to Weld Racing, either one will work.

MikeOD · 01-23-2013, 12:17 PM

I bought the adjustables even though my car is a little lower than stock on Hotchkis, and they clear my 17x10 RTS wheels.

MANNYS2SS/RS · 01-23-2013, 02:25 PM

Here are a couple pictures of the adjustable next to the stock. You can see where they are notched to clear the 17" Weld wheels.
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blazzin1 · 01-23-2013, 02:59 PM

If anyone is interested.....I might be selling my adjustable LCA's here within the next week or two. Drop me a PM.....

grocerygetter · 01-23-2013, 03:21 PM

F a bunch of $599 control arms. LOL

flyer08 · 01-23-2013, 05:27 PM

I agree, looked into them since I'm changing out parts right now but not in the budget at that price

blazzin1 · 01-23-2013, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by grocerygetter

F a bunch of $599 control arms. LOL

All depends on how much you wanna run the 17" Weld Wheels. If you're not willing to spend the cash, then you'll have to run 18" or bigger. Or, I suppose, I have seen a few guys modify their stock LCA's. So, if you trust the structural integrity of a "chopped up" stock LCA, you can do that too. If I do decide to sell mine, I could probably save you a bit off that retail price.

grocerygetter · 01-23-2013, 10:21 PM

U need to sell them to someone else man...over $250 is stoopid IMO. Not your fault...it's a camaro tax item.

TornadoSS · 01-24-2013, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by grocerygetter

F a bunch of $599 control arms. LOL

Worth every penny too! I run them with my 17" Welds. Why risk tearing up a pair of high dollar wheels? Hold one of the stock arms in your hands and then pick up an adjustable bmr lca, lol, very stoutly built! Replace the stock ones once and be done with it!

blazzin1 · 01-24-2013, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by grocerygetter

U need to sell them to someone else man...over $250 is stoopid IMO. Not your fault...it's a camaro tax item.

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Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Worth every penny too! I run them with my 17" Welds. Why risk tearing up a pair of high dollar wheels? Hold one of the stock arms in your hands and then pick up an adjustable bmr lca, lol, very stoutly built! Replace the stock ones once and be done with it!

I agree with Tornado!!! IMO, if you're willing to buy a Vortech and 3.70 LPE gears, then I don't see why these are so outrageous!!! You're obviously willing to "Pay to Play", but I guess not with your suspension and wheels?!?!? Oh Well....

BMR Sales · 01-24-2013, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by grocerygetter

what control arm do you have to get to clear the weld rts 17" wheels if the car is lowered?

You could run our BMR non-adjustable LCAs (TCA028) to run the 17" Weld RTS wheels but you would also need to run an adjustable toe rod to be able to get the desired alignment specs. Without running a adjustable toe rod your toe setting will be way far off.

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Originally Posted by grocerygetter

U need to sell them to someone else man...over $250 is stoopid IMO. Not your fault...it's a camaro tax item.

You would be surprised how much it cost to maufacture our adjustable BMR LCA (TCA029). The adjuster and jam nuts alone on the LCA are custom machined for us to be able to take some serious abuse. Plus there are a bunch of plates and tig welding that has to be done on these LCAs to get them in there finished form. These LCAs are one of the more difficult and time consuming parts we make.

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Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Worth every penny too! I run them with my 17" Welds. Why risk tearing up a pair of high dollar wheels? Hold one of the stock arms in your hands and then pick up an adjustable bmr lca, lol, very stoutly built! Replace the stock ones once and be done with it!

This is something we try to preach to people because more times than not you end spending more money and wasting more money then if you just would of bought one of our LCAs in the first place.

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Originally Posted by blazzin1

I agree with Tornado!!! IMO, if you're willing to buy a Vortech and 3.70 LPE gears, then I don't see why these are so outrageous!!! You're obviously willing to "Pay to Play", but I guess not with your suspension and wheels?!?!? Oh Well....

Suspension is one of the areas that people tend to forget about on their cars because they are too worried about making X power and Y torque but they soon come to the realization that making that power and torque is useless unless you can pu to the ground.

Nitroman28 · 02-10-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

You could run our BMR non-adjustable LCAs (TCA028) to run the 17" Weld RTS wheels but you would also need to run an adjustable toe rod to be able to get the desired alignment specs. Without running a adjustable toe rod your toe setting will be way far off.

If you have to buy the adjustable toe rod why even sell the other LCAs? Comes out to about the same price after you buy both.

Nitroman28 · 02-10-2013, 05:15 PM

Anyone have a picture with the stock LCA and a Weld wheel mounted?

01-22-2013, 11:04 PM	#1
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	17" weld rts with bmr? what control arm do you have to get to clear the weld rts 17" wheels if the car is lowered? __________________ -John S.

01-23-2013, 12:17 PM	#3
MikeOD Drives: 2010 M6 2SS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 1,202	I bought the adjustables even though my car is a little lower than stock on Hotchkis, and they clear my 17x10 RTS wheels. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS M6. Heads/Cam/Intake/Headers/Exhaust/Suspension

01-23-2013, 02:25 PM	#4
MANNYS2SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS,LS3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,237	BMR ADJUSTABLE LCA Here are a couple pictures of the adjustable next to the stock. You can see where they are notched to clear the 17" Weld wheels. __________________ LS-3, ProCharger D1SC 665. rwhp /562. rwtq @ 9.3 psi

01-23-2013, 03:21 PM	#6
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	F a bunch of $599 control arms. LOL __________________ -John S.

01-23-2013, 10:21 PM	#9
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	U need to sell them to someone else man...over $250 is stoopid IMO. Not your fault...it's a camaro tax item. __________________ -John S.

01-23-2013, 08:18 AM	#2
blazzin1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS R6P Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 4,845 View My Garage	According to BMR, the TCA028 (non-adjustable) is designed for lowered cars ONLY! I had the TCA029 (adjustable) on my car with 17" Welds at stock ride height. The clearance was still very close!!! According to Weld Racing, either one will work.

01-23-2013, 02:59 PM	#5
blazzin1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS R6P Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 4,845 View My Garage	If anyone is interested.....I might be selling my adjustable LCA's here within the next week or two. Drop me a PM.....

01-23-2013, 05:27 PM	#7
flyer08 Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,418	I agree, looked into them since I'm changing out parts right now but not in the budget at that price

02-10-2013, 05:15 PM	#14
Nitroman28 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS 416/4L80 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,834 View My Garage	Anyone have a picture with the stock LCA and a Weld wheel mounted?