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Topic: Is this a worthy upgrade for (hard) street driving?
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66drop
Gearhead Posts: 192
From: Roseville Ca
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 09-17-2006 01:15 AM
 
I've been asking around about the shelby a arm relocation. For you guys that have done this upgrade is it worth while? Can you really feel a difference on your cornering? And lastly, on my '66, when doing the a arm relocation is it neccessary to add the wedge kit. Is there an upgrade in performance with the negative wedge kit, or is the benefit of the kit only about keeping the balljoints from binding up?------------------
'66 Vert, 289, Edelbrock 1403, 3speed, w/procars.
A removable 14in grant steering wheel.
Granada disk break swap.
15x7&15x8 steel styles w/225-60-15's.
Front & rear sways.
5-leaf rear leaf sprrings and magnaflows.
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2bav8
Gearhead Posts: 242
From: Mesa, AZ
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 09-17-2006 02:50 AM
For someone who is interested in handling, the 1" upper control arm drop is a huge improvement.You do not need the negative wedge kit to lower the upper control arm 1". The wedge kit is needed to lower the arm more than 1", the point where binding will occur. I don't recommend trying to get maximum traction anyway with stock upper arms and hence the wedge kit is a waste of resouces. There are far better improvements for less money. I have a full write-up on all of this, plus a few other tips for better handling at:
http://www.geocities.com/2bav8/granada.html#shelby
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