K-Member / Rack & Pinion Steering Suggestions

go-fish said
Are you absolutely sure QA1 redesigned the A-body LCA's?
This is what Summit shows for the A-body arms ...
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PLYMOUTH QA1 52307 QA1 Mopar Control Arms | Summit Racing

And this is what they show for the E-body arms ...
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PLYMOUTH QA1 52308 QA1 Mopar Control Arms | Summit Racing

Have you seen the B/E arms perhaps and assume they all look the same?

I would love to take advantage of more travel and I do hope it is a case of mistaken Identity. I have even thought about ordering some LCA's from Summit just to fondle them and see if they are still the old style and send them back if they aren't.

So, if these a-bdy arms are in fact "updated" would they still be an upgrade over gusseted OEM LCA's? Would they still provide more travel and could you modify them to gain the travel back that the original QA1/CAP arms had?

Pretty sure the Summit picture is just of the old style LCA. I believe the A-body QA1 LCA's also have a bump stop now. I haven't seen a set in person, but a member here posted about it in this thread
QA1 LCA has no bumper

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As far as them being an upgrade still, I dunno. I run them entirely for the gain in suspension travel. They're about 8 lbs lighter than a stock set of LCA's, but as far as flex I don't think they'd be substantially better than a boxed set of stockers. As for the travel, with the new bump stop design I think it's been eliminated. Now, I don't see it as all that hard to get back, I would just remove the bump stop and cut the threaded boss off the LCA.

If you did that, you'd be right back to the old style set and having about an extra 1" of suspension travel. And then you just add a small bumpstop onto the frame horn, whatever you're comfortable with. I run a 3/8" tall one on mine.