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    hi guys, this is my first post here, although i have been stalking you guys for a while now. Some of you may know me from other forums already

    my names Paul, and I've got a ke55 with xt130 struts in the front, I've recently got some te27 flares for it, and was hoping my new 16x8 +0s would fill them, but with a bit of camber they nearly fit it the stock guards

    I'm now thinking of running GE sigma lca's for a bit more track, but the ~20mm extra might be a tad too much

    now I've heard that the ae86 arms besides having better lock, (win) actually have a bit less track (bring the strut inboard)

    anyone actual measurement of the difference between the two

    sorry for the long winded post but thought id try introduce myself a bit

    thank paul

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    You are correct, 86 arms are shorter and bring the strut inboard more. Figure 5-7mm but different lower control arms may interfere with big brake upgrades
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    ok cool, the difference would be about spot on for my flares

    but the brakes may be an issue, I'm running the rona-pug-lux set up

    will i not have enough clearance?

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    did a few measurements today, have roughly 5mm or so gap between arm and disc, so unless the sigma arms are longer ball joint to tip it should work, with persuasion ;-)

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