Control Arms
11-12-2002, 01:50 AM
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In the Vancouver area try Alpi's auto wrecking in Surrey for the castor plates. I believe the ones I have came off of a Scirocco. You will need the Porsche sway bar mounts though as they are different from the VW.
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11-13-2002, 12:30 PM
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After a week of confusion, surfing the web, and such, I've figured it out.
Can you believe I "at first" thought that camber plates and castor blocks were the same thing!?!?
Totally different - I had the autowreckers scrathing thier heads.
Silly me, but I'm straightend out now - I know what I need and where to find em.
Thanks guys!
I'll make a photo-tutorial when I'm done with the job.
Can you believe I "at first" thought that camber plates and castor blocks were the same thing!?!?
Totally different - I had the autowreckers scrathing thier heads.
Silly me, but I'm straightend out now - I know what I need and where to find em.
Thanks guys!
I'll make a photo-tutorial when I'm done with the job.
08-29-2003, 04:53 PM
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Early 944 a arms are a VW jetta part. Also fits some models of 924. These can be easily reinforced for track duty. I'm doing mine next weekend at the shop. We have the toys to bend and weld the steel.
08-29-2003, 05:02 PM
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Russ,
Who makes those arms. They almost look like full CNC jobs. Are they cast then a CNC cleanup or are they fully machined?
Those are the nicest looking set of aftermarket arms I have seen yet!!
Who makes those arms. They almost look like full CNC jobs. Are they cast then a CNC cleanup or are they fully machined?
Those are the nicest looking set of aftermarket arms I have seen yet!!
08-29-2003, 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by Travis - sflraver
Russ,
Who makes those arms. They almost look like full CNC jobs. Are they cast then a CNC cleanup or are they fully machined?
Those are the nicest looking set of aftermarket arms I have seen yet!!
Russ,
Who makes those arms. They almost look like full CNC jobs. Are they cast then a CNC cleanup or are they fully machined?
Those are the nicest looking set of aftermarket arms I have seen yet!!
The arm has existed for a number of years, but hasn't ever been built in quantity ever. It was initially produced by a race shop back east during the Firehawk days, and my partner and I have been negotiating to resurrect the things....5-10 sets at a time simply to fullfill the needs of our own friends.
Russ was to be an earlyish recipient
I have some strongly held opinions about how an arm should be made, and the pic you see is what i believe to be CLOSE to exactly right. There may be a few changes to the radii of the fillets between the webbing and the shear surfaces in the arms, but the will appear the same to the casual observer.
The arms are fully CNCd billets...material choice varies 6061, 7076, or 2024 all work... heat treat of T-4. They retain some ductility this way. The 2024 is the nicest to machine because it generates the most manageable chips (which none of you should care about)
Pins are 4340. I think we went Rc 26 on the final heat treat on the pin. Pins allow roll center height adjustment. Circlip is a -10. Bushings are delrin or urethane. Urethane in that pic.
We try to avoid selling parts directly to end users, because we are both out of the motorsports business (as our daily gigs) and dont have the time to answer tech questions, and do the various customer relations work necessary to properly support racers. Having said that his machine shop manufactures parts that are sold under the Weltmeister name for Performance Products, and for Dinan to name a few.
I guess now that the thing is in the public domain, we will need to make a decision about getting them into production. I'll talk to my partner this weekend about the details we have left to work out.
If you would like to discuss the arm further, please ping me off line....i dont want to consume someone elses bandwidth with an ad for our product.
08-29-2003, 06:02 PM
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You had better not even be in the neighborhood of Porsche cost for the factory replacement arms as I just purchased two last week! I will jump off the roof if they are even close.............dammit they are pretty!
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08-30-2003, 01:23 AM
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Are you planning on producing both the short ('86 951) and long ('87-89 951) arms?
I want, I want! But can I afford? lol
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I want, I want! But can I afford? lol
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08-30-2003, 12:11 PM
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That is indeed a very nice arm, Russ. Thanks for displaying it.
And Mumzer, although it's very noble of you to refrain from blatantly advertising your product on this forum, I for one am glad Russ brought it to our attention. I will be contacting you privately for more details.
And regardless, I thnk it's great that vendors exhibit their products here and subject them to feedback from this community. There is a real wealth of knowledge and experience here.
And Mumzer, although it's very noble of you to refrain from blatantly advertising your product on this forum, I for one am glad Russ brought it to our attention. I will be contacting you privately for more details.
And regardless, I thnk it's great that vendors exhibit their products here and subject them to feedback from this community. There is a real wealth of knowledge and experience here.