Shortest LCA relocation brackets?

[ExSRT8Guy]

I bought Whitelines, since they look shorter than BMRs in the pics, but they're pretty much the same. They lower the rear LCA mount by 3", but I only need 1.5"-2". I could cut the BMRs, but would like to get some that are "short" right out of the box. The Ford Racing ones look like they might do the trick, but I can't find any specs on them. If anyone's running those, I'd be curious to know what the finish is on them; they look cad-plated.

 

[skwerl]

When I got my Bullitt and first joined this site one of my first mods was the rear suspension. I bought relo brackets from a company that was a forum sponsor but they never posted anything and nobody ever talked about them. The relo brackets were only 2 holes instead of three and seemed well made. I never had any issues with them and even Kelly from BMR later told me they made good stuff. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the company.

On my current car I bought BMR brackets and cut them down so they wouldn't hang so low. I cut them even with the top of the lowest hole then smoothed them off with a grinder. A quick spray with Rustoleum and they were good to go.

 

[pass1over]

I bought relo brackets from a company that was a forum sponsor but they never posted anything and nobody ever talked about them.

Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the company.

Freedom Racing?

 

[Bill220]

I just put the BMR ones on my car and never considered them being too low. Do they scrape on bumps or something? I hadn't thought about it. Guess time will tell. They seem extremely well made to me.

 

[Bill220]

Freedom Racing?

I don't think they make suspension parts anymore. You can check their site. I have their rear LCA's and had to order bushings for them and the lady I spoke with there said they got out of that end of the business.

 

[skaarlaj]

I just put the BMR ones on my car and never considered them being too low. Do they scrape on bumps or something? I hadn't thought about it. Guess time will tell. They seem extremely well made to me.

The thing about them is that it's pretty much within a few inches of the axle's centerline vertically, so if your tire/wheel goes up with a bump, so does the bracket, I think you'd have to try really really hard to hit the ground with anything that is within half a foot of that entire area. I think your diff. housing will be more at risk than any low hanging control arm brackets.

 

[pass1over]

I don't think they make suspension parts anymore. You can check their site. I have their rear LCA's and had to order bushings for them and the lady I spoke with there said they got out of that end of the business.

They don't. I used to have one of their adj. panhard bars. I was trying to see if that was the company that skwerl was thinking about or not.

 

[BMR Tech 2]

Why are you looking for shorter brackets?

 

[ghunt81]

I just put the BMR ones on my car and never considered them being too low. Do they scrape on bumps or something? I hadn't thought about it. Guess time will tell. They seem extremely well made to me.

If your tire falls off the edge of the pavement, yeah they'll scrape. Had this happen several times.

 

[JeremyH]

Che makes the shortest I believe.

 

[Grabber Blue 5.0]

You'll be hard pressed to hit a lower bracket on anything. I would just run the BMR ones as is. You won't have any problems.

 

[ExSRT8Guy]

When I got my Bullitt and first joined this site one of my first mods was the rear suspension. I bought relo brackets from a company that was a forum sponsor but they never posted anything and nobody ever talked about them. The relo brackets were only 2 holes instead of three and seemed well made. I never had any issues with them and even Kelly from BMR later told me they made good stuff. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the company.

On my current car I bought BMR brackets and cut them down so they wouldn't hang so low. I cut them even with the top of the lowest hole then smoothed them off with a grinder. A quick spray with Rustoleum and they were good to go.

Nice! Considering this, though I hate to cover up the nice powdercoat

Why are you looking for shorter brackets?

Aesthetics. If I'm not going to use the middle or lowest hole, don't want that extra metal hanging down. Am running your LCAs and PHR, BTW.

Che makes the shortest I believe.

I think you're right. But I've read a # of stories about holes that didn't line up properly. Really don't want to have to modify the mounts.

 

[BMR Tech 2]

Fair enough! I just wanted to make sure you weren't concerned with scraping them on anything.

 

[RED09GT]

UMI used to be a sponsor, they make decent stuff and are popular with the F-body crowd, was that who it was?

Here in the province of British Columbia, for vehicle inspection purposes there is a law that no component of the vehicle can hang lower than the lowest edge of the wheel rim. The BMR bracket did push this with an 18" set of wheels and would certainly be way below a 15" wheel but with 20's it is not a factor.
I remember this due to several friends with mini trucks getting harassed by the cops-their ultimate a-hole go-to move was to order a vehicle inspection. Guys would then borrow a set of 17" or 18" wheels and passed inspection.

 

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

I bought Whitelines, since they look shorter than BMRs in the pics, but they're pretty much the same. They lower the rear LCA mount by 3", but I only need 1.5"-2". I could cut the BMRs, but would like to get some that are "short" right out of the box. The Ford Racing ones look like they might do the trick, but I can't find any specs on them. If anyone's running those, I'd be curious to know what the finish is on them; they look cad-plated.

I have the Ford Racing ones on mine. I trimmed them a bit to allow the BNR lowers to articulate without contact. ( blue dry marker in pic)

I have it currently set on the lower hole ( in the pic) but the class rules for Stock Eliminator does not allow anything to hang below the bottom edge of the wheel ( in case of a flat tire I suppose) so I will have to cut off the lower hole area. Looks like all I need is 1/2 to 3/4 inch cut off.

If I ran 17 inch wheels it would not be an issue, but I run 15's.

 

[BMR Tech 2]

You may want to consider having those brackets welded into place. Having only 2 mounting points means the brackets can shift under hard launches. Not only does that throw off your wheel base and thrust angle, but repeated flexing over time can cause fatigue and failure of the back strap.

 

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

You may want to consider having those brackets welded into place. Having only 2 mounting points means the brackets can shift under hard launches. Not only does that throw off your wheel base and thrust angle, but repeated flexing over time can cause fatigue and failure of the back strap.

I see what you mean, but in my situation that is not allowed by the rulebook.
Those Ford racing ones use the panhard bar bolt so that is the 3rd point of contact, but a gusset ( possibly) might reduce the chance of deflection.

Good advice tho for someone that does not have rules to deal with.

 

[BMR Tech 2]

I see what you mean, but in my situation that is not allowed by the rulebook.
Those Ford racing ones use the panhard bar bolt so that is the 3rd point of contact, but a gusset ( possibly) might reduce the chance of deflection.

Good advice tho for someone that does not have rules to deal with.

Our original brackets were similar to the FRPP, but we had to add another mounting hole. We used the panhard bolt and the stock LCA mounting hole. Because of this, the bracket would rock backwards or pivot on hard launches, bending, cracking, or otherwise damaging the back strap. Thats when we started recommending that people weld them in. We ended up revising the brackets to include a third hole that utilizes the axle damper weight bolt hole. Since we've done that, we haven't had any failures. The only time I ever have CAB005 failures/problems is when the customer fails to install that third bolt.

I'm not trying to scare you or anything, I just want you to be aware that you may have issues with that style of bracket. I suggest checking them frequently and perhaps even taking periodic wheel base measurements to see if they're bending or shifting.

 

[skwerl]

UMI used to be a sponsor, they make decent stuff and are popular with the F-body crowd, was that who it was?

Yes, thank you. I had UMI relo brackets on my Bullitt and never had any issues with them. I did weld them in place after I went over 500 rwhp but I already had a couple hundred launches on them by that time.

 

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Our original brackets were similar to the FRPP, but we had to add another mounting hole. We used the panhard bolt and the stock LCA mounting hole. Because of this, the bracket would rock backwards or pivot on hard launches, bending, cracking, or otherwise damaging the back strap. Thats when we started recommending that people weld them in. We ended up revising the brackets to include a third hole that utilizes the axle damper weight bolt hole. Since we've done that, we haven't had any failures. The only time I ever have CAB005 failures/problems is when the customer fails to install that third bolt.

I'm not trying to scare you or anything, I just want you to be aware that you may have issues with that style of bracket. I suggest checking them frequently and perhaps even taking periodic wheel base measurements to see if they're bending or shifting.

Thanks for the tip !

Now I know where I can bolt in that reinforcement brace.