Carbon Fiber Control Arms
11-06-2004, 10:33 PM
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Carbon Fiber Control Arms
Hi
I'm thinking of making Carbon Fiber Control Arms for 944s and 968s 1987 on. These will have a replaceble ball joint that you could repace with out removing the arm in most cases. These arms would have less insprung weight and be stonger than stock arms or after market arms that I have seen on the web.
What I want to know is if I can keep the price close to the $1500.00 that the after market arms are how many of you would be intrested in these arms?
Thanks Mike
I'm thinking of making Carbon Fiber Control Arms for 944s and 968s 1987 on. These will have a replaceble ball joint that you could repace with out removing the arm in most cases. These arms would have less insprung weight and be stonger than stock arms or after market arms that I have seen on the web.
What I want to know is if I can keep the price close to the $1500.00 that the after market arms are how many of you would be intrested in these arms?
Thanks Mike
11-06-2004, 10:37 PM
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If you are not blowing smoke up ***... seriously look at making a 968 bridge spoiler, 968 mirrors, and splitter and so on... much more potential sales in them if the price is right!
11-06-2004, 10:37 PM
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Do you have a model made up already? a projected project finish date? I'd be interested, but I'd like to hear more first, and I'd like to feel sure that they are indded a better choice then other control arms.
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11-06-2004, 10:39 PM
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Noble effort.
However, from my experience in design in the bicycle industry (working with CF, Ti, and various other substrates), CF is not an ideal material for this application. 944 a-arms, being low to the ground and in the front of the vehicle, receive a lot of knocks/chips/abuse from road debris, rocks, etc. Such abuse would create catastophic failures in CF.
They would be cool-looking, but IMHO not a great application for CF.
Columbus, OH? That's in my backyard. Do you have a day-job that works with CF? Interesting.
However, from my experience in design in the bicycle industry (working with CF, Ti, and various other substrates), CF is not an ideal material for this application. 944 a-arms, being low to the ground and in the front of the vehicle, receive a lot of knocks/chips/abuse from road debris, rocks, etc. Such abuse would create catastophic failures in CF.
They would be cool-looking, but IMHO not a great application for CF.
Columbus, OH? That's in my backyard. Do you have a day-job that works with CF? Interesting.
11-06-2004, 10:54 PM
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Jeremy, I was going to say the same thing. CF is not strong enough for this to be viable.
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11-06-2004, 11:36 PM
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Ever seen an F1 car when a control arms suddenly fails? Maybe you can include wheel tethers with ever pair, so that the buyers wheel doesn't trash other cars when the arm catastrophically fails.
11-06-2004, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip Wolfe
Ever seen an F1 car when a control arms suddenly fails? Maybe you can include wheel tethers with ever pair, so that the buyers wheel doesn't trash other cars when the arm catastrophically fails.
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11-07-2004, 05:04 AM
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You want SOME flex in the front control arms. Once you reach a certain point in stiffness, things start to give way and crack. The control arms are under a lot of stress in corners.
