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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
I just bought LCAs about 4 weeks ago. 
I'd have sprung for those - just to be different.
you mean like this?
yes... I am a cougar owner trolling on your board.
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Originally posted by bensenvill:
http://www.mrgoodbytes.com/images/neco/upsup/FLCA.jpg
I'm curious to see just how many degrees of travel you're going to get out of those.....My design utilized high misalignment sphearicle bearings good to about 45 degrees, I see you getting about 17-25 total degrees of travel out of those...will it be enough?
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honestly, I dont know what to expect from them. there are a few others running them and I have yet to hear any complaints [not that that means anything]. but its definitely something I am going to keep my eye on
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I'll be ordering these at the end of the month so i'll get some measurements when they arrive if you guys want?
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There is no rubber or poly so expect them to be very harsh. They will be fine with any up and down wheel movement, but any wheel motion fore/aft cannot be absorbed for with this type of design. This is the type of motion the wheel sees when hitting a pothole, manhole cover, speed bump, etc.
Now if your car is a "track queen", there should be no worries. But on the type of potholed roads we have here, the spot welds on the chassis would be popping out after a short drive.
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Bradness- If you have an extra arm uninstalled, could you take measurements to compare with the mondy arms?
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The wishbones fitted perfectly on my v6 mondeo. The V6 and the zetec have the same wishbone configuration. The only mondeo with different wishbones are the ST200 which have the same setup as the UK cougars. I can take measurements or photos of the wishbones I removed if you need a comparison.
I'm more than happy to help out !
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 This may help with getting an idea if the contour is similar to the mondeo. !
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Well the two bolt design looks the same as our two bolt set up (some tours are different), but we are wondering if the actual dimensions are the same.
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I've just measured the origional ford wishbone ( new ones are the same )
The passenger side - ( UK )
Ford part No- 120398 97BG-3051-AA P822X
Distance between bushes - 283mm ( centre to centre )
Distance between centre of front bush to centre of wheel pivot pin - 340mm
Distance between centre of rear bush to centre of wheel pivot pin - 365mm.
The drivers side ( UK )
Ford part No - 140298 97BG-3042-AA P822X
Dimensions are the same.
Hope this is of some use !!
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