Converting early A arm to later
01-06-2017 | 06:54 PM
#16
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Very ingenious mod. The only downside I see is that if you get hit on that wheel and bend your a-arm, you'll have to make another one. I guess carry a spare for each side. How long does it take to fab one up?
01-06-2017 | 08:30 PM
#17
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From: Greenville New York
Are you wishbones not Parallel with the ground and sat at an angle as the car's lowered ?
I know you can get / adapt a longer rod Balljoint to cure this, I'm just wondering how your steel arms and the stock balljoint length does? and also do you think if a metal extension bar was made to fit inbetween the stub axle and wishbone balljoint it would be ok, as opposed to changing the ball joint to a longer version?
(I have fitted aluminium short wishbones with new Balljoints but they sit at an angle) it's street / Sprint use.
A lightweight 924 S car 2300lbs and 2.7 Engine / 205bhp etc...
www.924srr27l.co.uk
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I know you can get / adapt a longer rod Balljoint to cure this, I'm just wondering how your steel arms and the stock balljoint length does? and also do you think if a metal extension bar was made to fit inbetween the stub axle and wishbone balljoint it would be ok, as opposed to changing the ball joint to a longer version?
(I have fitted aluminium short wishbones with new Balljoints but they sit at an angle) it's street / Sprint use.
A lightweight 924 S car 2300lbs and 2.7 Engine / 205bhp etc...
www.924srr27l.co.uk
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01-06-2017 | 08:35 PM
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From: Greenville New York
I have about 3 hours for the set of arms including boxing them a few years back. They are pretty stout, so it would take so much energy to bend them that it would destroy the rest of the front end doing it.
01-07-2017 | 12:50 PM
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From: Greenville New York
01-07-2017 | 12:56 PM
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I think to go late model steel arms one would have to go build a compete new arm, like Charlie Arms and such. I don't know if one can simply stretch the length of the OEM steel arm cleanly and structurally sound. Might have to look into that though. How much longer is the offset???
01-08-2017 | 04:19 AM
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How much longer is the offset???
Thoughts?