Has ANYONE had luck with Cusco LCA's ? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

empower-auto · 04-26-2015, 10:00 PM

Hey guys, I have the Cusco rear LCA's and everyone who has tried to do an alignment for me said they are basically faulty in design for a proper alignment.

Because of the adjusters being so close to the subframe you have to drop the control arm to adjust it. This doesn't make for a proper alignment (unless you do amazing guess work and luck out) as things change when you bolt it back up and roll the car a bit.

Tomorrow I need to decide to either sell them and get something that works or keep them - pending I can get some advice on what to do.

Help!

juliog · 04-26-2015, 10:03 PM

I had some techs complain about them being more difficult to align than other LCAs , but ultimately never had problems getting the desired settings.

shiumai · 04-26-2015, 10:19 PM

The shop that installed my cusco LCAs (same place where i purchased them from) had difficulty dialing in the alignment. but i then took my car to a dedicated alignment shop (chris at west end) and he aligned them perfectly with no issues. an alignment specialist shouldn't have a problem.

dem00n · 04-26-2015, 10:22 PM

I'll also vouch for going to a dedicated alignment shop or speed shop that specializes on accurate alignments.

Joe from Firestone doesn't really care about camber and toe settings, in spec is good enough for him.

empower-auto · 04-26-2015, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dem00n

I'll also vouch for going to a dedicated alignment shop or speed shop that specializes on accurate alignments.

Joe from Firestone doesn't really care about camber and toe settings, in spec is good enough for him.

So what's the trick? I keep getting told that you just can't get tools on the adjusters. I HAVE a good dude for alignments but he gets to work on easy stuff all the time.

rlpaul · 04-27-2015, 08:01 AM

There's a few threads on this, but this is how the Cuscos are designed(flawed). A lot of people end up swapping them out because of how irritating it is to dial them in. They can be aligned, its just a PITA.

Ro_Ja · 04-27-2015, 01:01 PM

This is news to me. When I got an alignment, it took a little longer than I expected, but I wasn't told it was a PITA.

OmarYasin · 04-27-2015, 01:08 PM

What uhave to do is leave yourself enough threads or else u wont be able to get no more the 1deg of camber

CSG Mike · 04-27-2015, 09:05 PM

It's pretty easily adjusted if properly installed.

That being said, the SPL is easily a superior RLCA for a similar price.

04-26-2015, 10:00 PM	#1
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has ANYONE had luck with Cusco LCA's ? Hey guys, I have the Cusco rear LCA's and everyone who has tried to do an alignment for me said they are basically faulty in design for a proper alignment. Because of the adjusters being so close to the subframe you have to drop the control arm to adjust it. This doesn't make for a proper alignment (unless you do amazing guess work and luck out) as things change when you bolt it back up and roll the car a bit. Tomorrow I need to decide to either sell them and get something that works or keep them - pending I can get some advice on what to do. Help! __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

04-26-2015, 10:19 PM	#3
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,893 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The shop that installed my cusco LCAs (same place where i purchased them from) had difficulty dialing in the alignment. but i then took my car to a dedicated alignment shop (chris at west end) and he aligned them perfectly with no issues. an alignment specialist shouldn't have a problem. __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA My car journal thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

04-26-2015, 10:22 PM	#4
dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'll also vouch for going to a dedicated alignment shop or speed shop that specializes on accurate alignments. Joe from Firestone doesn't really care about camber and toe settings, in spec is good enough for him. __________________ Friends don't let friends Plastidip

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rlpaul Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: point A to point C. Screw point B! Location: NC Posts: 228 Thanks: 30 Thanked 139 Times in 87 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There's a few threads on this, but this is how the Cuscos are designed(flawed). A lot of people end up swapping them out because of how irritating it is to dial them in. They can be aligned, its just a PITA.

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Ro_Ja Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: TOYOTA Location: CA Posts: 401 Thanks: 191 Thanked 225 Times in 134 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is news to me. When I got an alignment, it took a little longer than I expected, but I wasn't told it was a PITA.

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CSG Mike Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: Orange County Posts: 14,530 Thanks: 8,920 Thanked 14,177 Times in 6,835 Posts Mentioned: 966 Post(s) Tagged: 14 Thread(s)	It's pretty easily adjusted if properly installed. That being said, the SPL is easily a superior RLCA for a similar price.

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