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Radius arms, GQ or Rangie
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:21 am
by Maggot4x4
Ok, should be putting in the GQ diffs soon and wanted peoples thoughts on which radius arms I should use.
I am leaning towards the rangie ones but what do other people think?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:22 am
by RaginRover
rangie - cause you can then buy sam's bushes !!
Tom
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:27 am
by HSV Rangie
Me i would use rangie.
Can use Sams bushes.
besides I have a few kicking around the yard.
Michael
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:10 am
by derangedrover
Rangie arms.
Mounting points at the diff are closer together = more potential for flex with similar size bushes
Holey bushes available = better flex
slightly longer than GQ = better flex
cheaper from the wrecker than gq arms
use late rangie arms so you get the wider bushes and the better material.
rangie arms are 'softer' tha gq arms so if you need to crank them youll be better off.
Cheers
Daryl
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:16 am
by Maggot4x4
derangedrover wrote:Rangie arms.
Mounting points at the diff are closer together = more potential for flex with similar size bushes
Holey bushes available = better flex
slightly longer than GQ = better flex
cheaper from the wrecker than gq arms
use late rangie arms so you get the wider bushes and the better material.
rangie arms are 'softer' tha gq arms so if you need to crank them youll be better off.
Cheers
Daryl
Anyone know what year the arms changed?
I won't be cranking them, I will get my 38's under with a 2" lift
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:15 am
by GRIMACE
I know my 89 had the later (better) arms and the other pair I have here are the older style and they apparently came of an 84model RR if it helps at all
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:27 pm
by modman
my fender is 93 and has the skinnier arms.
i would crank the arms to get the chassis mount higher and out of the way so you can have a slippery undercarriage
use sams bushes for the best flex.
david
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:42 pm
by Strange Rover
I would almost go with the GQ arms. The bushes are much bigger and should allow more flex and we have got a set of slotted GQ bushes kicking around somewhere and if we pull our finger out we start selling them as well.
Sam
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:21 pm
by Maggot4x4
Strange Rover wrote:I would almost go with the GQ arms. The bushes are much bigger and should allow more flex and we have got a set of slotted GQ bushes kicking around somewhere and if we pull our finger out we start selling them as well.
Sam
I'm not so much worried about flex, more strength. I want to not have to worry about it but I also have rangie arms here where as I would have to buy GQ ones and change the chassis mount.
Even though it will run the 38's for play time it is more for winch challenge outback challenge etc, hence why control arm front instead of 5 link. Also why it will only have a 2" lift.
Still tossing up tray back conv or maybe bobbed and tubbed as well. Ute would be kinda handy to have around.