Laminating Rear Lower Control Arms

[Dyls GQ]

dont worry bout that chriso i found the sharpest bit in greggos un-assorted drill bit box...loved it..drill like phuck

[SuperiorEngineering]

It is a total waste of time drilling those holes in your strongback.
It is only as strong as the weakest point , and that will be each hole.
You may as well not bother welding those on and do it properly unless you are just trying to acheive an illegal looking part on your 4x4.

[Dyls GQ]

Just thought it might look cool


im no engineer / fabricator...take my word for it

i actually am thinking of chucking those ones and redoing them..making them a bit neater

[SuperiorEngineering]

If you are putting a strongback on we usually put it on top , so you dont lose clearance and if you drop really hard sideways on a rock with it welded beneath their is a chance you will bend it over.
Use minimum of 25x10 stitch welded , opposite to each other so most of the strongback is welded .
Any heat near the bushes will delaminate them so it will be best to fit new bushes after modifying the arms and only use rubber preferably genuine. Hope this helped.

[Dyls GQ]

HELP! mate superior gave me flex i deserved in my GQ.... you blokes have helped me enough

yeh its 10x25....i was going to chuck it on the bottom hence why i angled the front part to act as a "slider" if you may

if i weld it on top will i have any dramas hitting the control arm mount? (chassie end)

[Ash.brown]

i used 6mm angle and stitch welded it.




i also made my top arms adjustable.

[Dyls GQ]

That Looks Wicked But Im A Lil Tight On $$$ At The Moment


So Far Its Cost Me $7 In Steel

[Ash.brown]

yeah i think i spent about $20 all up for all the arms. bit of 3/4 all thread, 3 nuts and 600mm of 6mm angle. cut one of the nuts in half to make the lock nuts and presto.

[Dyls GQ]

I Wish Somebody Told Me That Before I Wasted My Precious $7 / My Brother $7... Look Cool To..Do they Work Well??

[Ash.brown]

yeah, they work great. one of my arms was a bit bent before i started. so i straightened it in the press at work. welded it up and haven't had a problem yet. except some of the paint has come off from stones and dirt roads

[Ash.brown]

[Weiner]

That Looks Wicked But Im A Lil Tight On $$$ At The Moment


So Far Its Cost Me $7 In Steel

So far it has cost you nothing

I will be going down to the steel joint tomorrow or monday if you want me to get some more.

[GU-ish]

i made mine up the other day, and just finished welding them all on
i used 32x10mm steel. stich welded them on.
i had enough steel left over so i did my uppers as well, i no probs not much need to but had nothing else to do at the time.

the lower arms are 600mm long with 45* at each end. 9mm holes drilled in.
the upper arms are 330mm long with 45* at each end and 9mm holes.

[Dyls GQ]

u suck chris:P nah dude nice work.. mines gonna look sooooo much cooler though...im thinkin of doing them on top though

[GU-ish]

not hard to swap sides and flip them up the other way lol.

[Dyls GQ]

no need for that kind of language chriso

[dano80]

Hey Blokes,

I saw this link a while ago, doesn't appear to work now?

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29588

This was actually my next project, can't seem get it on Pootrol 4x4 either?

Cheers, Dano.

[acebryan1]

all you need to use is 25x25 angle 3-5 mm and do 2 small welds on both sides top and bottom about an inch long each.

Have had mine on there now for 3 years and not once have i done any damage to them.

[Ash.brown]

yeah, 25x25x6mm is what i used up there /\

[dano80]

I've already got a few things that I could get pinged for. I was hoping to sleeve them as to not attract any extra attention!

Anyone for that link? (couldn't even locate on patrol forum...deleted?)

Cheers, Dano.