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Coily Control Arms

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Coily Control Arms

Post by bczook »

Bent the front left control arm the other week

Just want to know what peoples opinions are on strengthening them?

can you strengthen the original ones or make new stronger ones? would i have to strengthen the mounts also?


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Post by Gutless »

I have seen coily arms that were laminated on both sides with 10mm steel plate. The next problem is how to strengthen the mounts, coz that will be next to go....
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Post by lay80n »

Mate, speak to HRZOOK of the board, he built his own twister style arms, and they work well. Much stronger thant factory, and allow for better articulation. Other that that, RBZOOK had a custom 3link+panhard with his zook diffs, and it worked pretty darm well till he went lux diffs.
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Post by suzukisam »

there's a guy here who made a bunch of front arms over here in NZ. check out the flyer:
http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/QGWfQhOv0f ... 20Info.doc
i'm sure you can make something similar. they correct the castor and you could equally easily move the diff forward et. while you are at it
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suzukisam wrote:there's a guy here who made a bunch of front arms over here in NZ. check out the flyer:
http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/QGWfQhOv0f ... 20Info.doc
i'm sure you can make something similar. they correct the castor and you could equally easily move the diff forward et. while you are at it
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Post by suzukisam »

love_mud wrote:
suzukisam wrote:there's a guy here who made a bunch of front arms over here in NZ. check out the flyer:
http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/QGWfQhOv0f ... 20Info.doc
i'm sure you can make something similar. they correct the castor and you could equally easily move the diff forward et. while you are at it
I think that you may need a password or something to get into that group .. (link no work)
sorry man - i forgot, i'm the moderator of that group and can see everything.... :cool:

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Post by mud4b »

nice arms..

but a little $ on the bushes..
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Post by HRZOOK »

Neligen of this board got his stock arms strengthened with RHS down each side.

I'll post a pic when I find it
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Post by HRZOOK »

Oh yeah

Meant to post pics of my control arms

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Post by Zute »

Ive herd of a guy who got his bent arms replaced under warrenty. true.
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Post by bczook »

thanks for the replies

good work on the pics HRZOOK :cool:
also i haven't forgot i will still get those front struts if you still have them?

i might try strenghtening them with RHS


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Post by HRZOOK »

bczook wrote:also i haven't forgot i will still get those front struts if you still have them?

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Post by stu »

i had started making some befier CA's for the rear of my coiler when i still had it. using bundera bushes for the diff mounted ones and jonny joints in the other end. However i have still since sold the coiler and used the jonnies somewhere else.......still have the armsin the shed.
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