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Bringing the 4lb Caged lower back from the Dead?
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<blockquote data-quote="cj428mach" data-source="post: 15736144" data-attributes="member: 142081"><p>I think I'm about 4500 miles on mine at this point and the only thing I've done is replaced the bushings at about 3000 miles. My bushings were actually 90% intact but were becoming brittle. Waffleman had a similar experience, we both switched to the black 60 bushing material Rymax suggested and haven't had an issue.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion the lowers are good for 2.3 liter motors in the 700rwhp range. After that I can't say what'll happen some have had them live, others haven't. I've also found a fair amount of the issues people have had were because of incorrect assembly. Not getting the assembly tight when clocking it, trying to weld the studs in place which caused clearance issues on the pulley, not cutting the bushing material to proper length. </p><p></p><p>If theres a next generation the plan is to make the drive bolt to the balancer like a Metco instead of thread. The early lightnings actually did this and seems like a much better design and will make for easier removal.</p><p></p><p>Then it'll be a splined shaft with either no bushings or 6 to 8 bushings that hasn't been decided. Waffleman is almost an engineer (soon to graduate) and his brother is an engineer so they're supposed to figure out what we need if I can get him working on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cj428mach, post: 15736144, member: 142081"] I think I'm about 4500 miles on mine at this point and the only thing I've done is replaced the bushings at about 3000 miles. My bushings were actually 90% intact but were becoming brittle. Waffleman had a similar experience, we both switched to the black 60 bushing material Rymax suggested and haven't had an issue. In my opinion the lowers are good for 2.3 liter motors in the 700rwhp range. After that I can't say what'll happen some have had them live, others haven't. I've also found a fair amount of the issues people have had were because of incorrect assembly. Not getting the assembly tight when clocking it, trying to weld the studs in place which caused clearance issues on the pulley, not cutting the bushing material to proper length. If theres a next generation the plan is to make the drive bolt to the balancer like a Metco instead of thread. The early lightnings actually did this and seems like a much better design and will make for easier removal. Then it'll be a splined shaft with either no bushings or 6 to 8 bushings that hasn't been decided. Waffleman is almost an engineer (soon to graduate) and his brother is an engineer so they're supposed to figure out what we need if I can get him working on it. [/QUOTE]
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