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ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? #1124177 11/29/11 05:49 PM 11/29/11 05:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	I'm looking to upgrade my rocker arm shaft supports and spacer springs over the winter. My current set-up is a MP blue aluminum block supports,and spring spacers. I'd like to go with something more DURABLE. I sent the set-up to RAS a few yrs ago,and they bronze-bushed the rockers..replaced all the adjusting hardware,and banana-grooved the oil holes on the shafts. I run a .620 lift(1.6 rockers)/266 duration SQ solid flat tappet Comp cam in a 440. I shift at 62-6300 rpm,and trap at 67-6800 rpm. Thanks in advance for your help! Randy B. 6942198-DSC01014(Small).JPG (92 downloads)

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: Labratt] #1124178 11/29/11 06:05 PM 11/29/11 06:05 PM
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Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: Labratt] #1124179 11/29/11 06:05 PM 11/29/11 06:05 PM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Whats wrong with those Randy... I would run a steel .015 rocker arm spacer next to the alum hold downs to protect them from wear

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1124180 11/29/11 06:33 PM 11/29/11 06:33 PM
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65dragnet super stock 6 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Indiana	Hughes has some nice ones E. Williams 65 Coronet 500 3400lbs w/d, 446, Indy EZ'S, A&A transbrake,Comp 650 lift cam, 6.50 @ 105 mph 1/8th 10.25 @ 130mph 1/4

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: 65dragnet] #1124181 11/29/11 06:36 PM 11/29/11 06:36 PM
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383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Randy these are Hughes rockers and all their holdown hardware. Works great for me. Ton

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1124182 11/29/11 07:12 PM 11/29/11 07:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Whats wrong with those Randy... I would run a steel .015 rocker arm spacer next to the alum hold downs to protect them from wear Also ditch the springs for a solid spacer and set your side clearance .

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: Labratt] #1124183 11/29/11 09:34 PM 11/29/11 09:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon	Those aluminum hold downs wear out really quickly if you don't have a hardened shim between the rocker arm and the hold down. I learned that lesson once myself! Low buck setup is to just put some hard shims in there. You should also have hard shims on the other side of the rocker arms between the spring and the rocker. Total cost for that upgrade is just a few bucks for a pack of shims. Better upgrade is to put the nice steel hold downs on there that Hughes sells. Even with the steel hold downs you should use a hard shim on each side of the rocker arm.

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: AndyF] #1124184 11/29/11 10:45 PM 11/29/11 10:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio	Quote: Those aluminum hold downs wear out really quickly if you don't have a hardened shim between the rocker arm and the hold down. I learned that lesson once myself! Low buck setup is to just put some hard shims in there. You should also have hard shims on the other side of the rocker arms between the spring and the rocker. Total cost for that upgrade is just a few bucks for a pack of shims. Better upgrade is to put the nice steel hold downs on there that Hughes sells. Even with the steel hold downs you should use a hard shim on each side of the rocker arm. One stop shopping at Mancini for the Hughes hold down kit and spacer kit with shims to center the rocker on the valve stems Gus 6942665-007.JPG (75 downloads) Last edited by fourgearsavoy; 11/29/11 10:57 PM. 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: fourgearsavoy] #1124185 11/30/11 12:54 AM 11/30/11 12:54 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Thanks Andy..Gus! Looks like that Hughes set-up is the way to go! Gus,is that the set-up on your 493? Do you remember what you paid for them? I'll be in Mancini's neighborhood soon enough!

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: Labratt] #1124186 11/30/11 09:36 PM 11/30/11 09:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,551 Rittman Ohio	Yes Randy that is a pic of my 493 with RAS prepped Isky rockers with RAS shafts and the Hughes hold down kit with studs. I used the kit from Mancini MREHU7442 and just drove over to the Harland Sharp factory/shop with a head and the rockers and they checked out what I was doing and sold me the spacers and shims for $30.00 I got more shims and spacers than I needed.It's nice they are only about 45 minutes from my house.All you really have to do is measure the space between the rockers and order the proper spacer kit from Mancini. Gus 6944216-002-2.JPG (74 downloads) 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: fourgearsavoy] #1124187 12/01/11 02:42 PM 12/01/11 02:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A.	Pretty sure the Hughes holddowns are RAS hold downs. I bought my first set from Hughes and have another set that came with a set of ductiles I bought that were just done by RAS .

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: JohnRR] #1124188 12/01/11 05:34 PM 12/01/11 05:34 PM
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Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: JohnRR] #1124189 12/01/11 07:15 PM 12/01/11 07:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	... John,what problem did you have with them?

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: Labratt] #1124190 12/02/11 09:49 AM 12/02/11 09:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A.	Quote: ... John,what problem did you have with them? No problems Someone either made a post a mod did not like and it was deleted , or someone deleted their post ??? Move along , nothing to see ...

Re: ROCKER ARM PARTS REPLACEMENT??? [Re: JohnRR] #1124191 12/02/11 12:32 PM 12/02/11 12:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt OP Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Gotcha!

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