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Custom leading arms.With photo.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:51 pm
by ludacris
I have ordered a pair of these to check out. Should be here in one week. If they are any good I will be able to retail them for around $880 with nissan bushes. They are for a 6inch lift. If you are interested let me know.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 3:03 pm
by bru21
they would have to be real flash for that sorta dosh. less bushes is still over $600 which is near double the going rate. assuming adj $ tough as.

cheers mate

bru

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:23 pm
by ludacris
Sorry front leading arms. Not trailing arms.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:24 pm
by ozy1
where will you be getting thesefrom? have you made your own? are they cast? or are the tube? more info would be great, and a pic when you get them plz.

thanks
Shawn

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 6:39 pm
by roly
nick mannell has some shweet looking snake racing ones on his showroom wall

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 6:56 pm
by ozy1
roly wrote:nick mannell has some shweet looking snake racing ones on his showroom wall


yes, verry nice but at $1400 its a bit much, would like to compare these ones, and find out more details

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:47 pm
by choppa1978
let me no how they look im keen to try them in the ute ,

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:55 pm
by roly
ozy1 wrote:
roly wrote:nick mannell has some shweet looking snake racing ones on his showroom wall


yes, verry nice but at $1400 its a bit much, would like to compare these ones, and find out more details


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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:54 am
by bru21
$1400 is cheap for a high grade low volume casting of that size, machined and complete with bushes and paint.

as dear as it may sound for its application.

funny how people are more than happy to pay $1700 for a fabricated 5 link which any one can build in an arvo, with no special tools.

cheers bru

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:05 am
by ludacris
I will keep you posted with all details and pictures as soon as they arrive. Cheers.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:10 am
by roly
bru21 wrote:$1400 is cheap for a high grade low volume casting of that size, machined and complete with bushes and paint.

as dear as it may sound for its application.

funny how people are more than happy to pay $1700 for a fabricated 5 link which any one can build in an arvo, with no special tools.

cheers bru


bru

having seen the quality of them and if i was doing a big lift in my GU again i would buy them for $1400 to sort out tall the hassle with a lifted front end , but this ute is a tourer for a few years till its traded on a new one (if nissan still make live axle utes in 3-4 years)

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:29 am
by ludacris
All I know is that they have been on a couple of cars for 2 years with no problems and that they are $500 + cheaper than other brands. They also take about a week to get to the buyer. Cheers.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:20 pm
by Bartso
i could be interested as well depending how well they work

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:46 pm
by ludacris
They arrive tommorrow morning but I am taking the family to Aus zoo. Will have pictures tommorrow night though. Cheers. Cris

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:10 pm
by ludacris
I have pictures available now for anyone interested.

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:21 pm
by Bartso
yep post them up im keen spose you don't have a photo of them on the car and working do you

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:28 pm
by Daisy
got an email from cris with the pictures, so i'll put it up on his behalf.


Image

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:59 pm
by ludacris
No photo on car just got them in today. Might just sell them as the fella who makes them has had them on a couple of comp cars for the last two years so the design is tested already. There is a GQ that has been built for 2005 comps who has a pair alredy fitted and taken through a couple of rigorous test runs without a problem.

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:23 pm
by turps
So these are very similar to the snake racing arms.

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:27 pm
by Bartso
i would like to see how they go how much articulation? before i buy them

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:30 pm
by big red
i would imagine you would get the same articulation but it would start further down so you should get better down travel at the expence of up travel.
drop brackets do the same.
caster plates have less down travel.

because the mounting points are in the same places there would not be any difference to the wobbles [same with caster plates]
[ i am presuming they have built in caster correction ]
drop brackets would improve the wobbles.

the resistance to climbing [eg: a rock ledge] would be the same as caster plates but not as good as drop brackets.

there would be better clearance than caster plates or drop brackets.

just my opinion :D

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:15 pm
by ludacris
They would free your travel up and down as your arms are straight like original except they have built in castor to combat large lifts.

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:25 pm
by Deano
What sort of bushes OE Nissan, or Urethanes?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:29 pm
by Daisy
Deano wrote:What sort of bushes OE Nissan, or Urethanes?


read first post and you will see 'nissan bushes'

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:43 pm
by mytmav
Know the fella that makes these, and am about to put them on my ride, go wheelin with 3 guys who have had them in their rides for nearly 3years, and they are a seriously good thing. THEY HAVE BEEN ENGINEER APPROVED. :lol:

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:58 pm
by ludacris
AWESOME!!