3rds arms ... who has them

[Mousie]

hey just wanting to talk to people who are running 3rds arms and what they think i got them sitting here but dunno weather to put them on the car once i get the lift how are they on the road??

[ozy1]

i run the 3rds arms on my GQ SWB with 6" suspension lift, i find them good for what im doing, althou my front shocks are limiting travel,

they are good for on road handling as well,

[superzuki]

my cusin garry has em on his patroll with a 5 inch lift. we tested the travel b4 n after n the front movved about 50percent more then without the stock arms n castor corection bushes. he has both front and rear swaybars removed.

[65Mog]

I've seen these crack the chassis on a Patrol around the rear mounting point of the arm, they were a set of the original ones that were solid mounted at the chassis end and had the roller bearing in the middle so there was no bush at the chassis end at all, I don't know if the new ones are the same if they are I'd steer clear of them, also with the standard setup the pivot point at the rear of the arm is right at the bush with these the pivot point is 150mm from the chassis, that extra leverage has got to put more stress on the mounts.

[Mousie]

ok guys thanks for the info mutch apreachated

i`ll go ahead and put them on

wouldnt be the first time i broked parts of the chassis offroad

a welder and some steel can fix it

thanks

[bru21]

I've seen these crack the chassis on a Patrol around the rear mounting point of the arm, they were a set of the original ones that were solid mounted at the chassis end and had the roller bearing in the middle so there was no bush at the chassis end at all, I don't know if the new ones are the same if they are I'd steer clear of them, also with the standard setup the pivot point at the rear of the arm is right at the bush with these the pivot point is 150mm from the chassis, that extra leverage has got to put more stress on the mounts.

no longer have a roller bearing for this very reason. also have nylon bushes to stop the nut un screwing which is a factory problem as well (turns 1/4 turn every flex. they support my team, and i would not have approached them if i didn't think they offered the best product.

[toughnut]

I also run them on my competition GU. I've done outback and XI as well as numerous club and social runs. As stated above there was some problem with the chassis mounting plates cracking. If it is just a straight out comp rig for rock crawling I'd Brace up the chassis and if it is a daily driver or you are doing events like outback I'd recommend putting in the factory radius arm bushes instead. I've had no problems with any of my 3rd's gear and I push it pretty hard sometimes.