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Rear lower control arms
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:34 pm
by AndrewPatrol
A mate with a GQ has bent one and is looking to replace them with better ones. Someone told him that if he goes too strong then it can place the stress further down the line. But being in the position they are and if one breaks the consequences, wouldnt it be better to have the strongest arms he can afford? Advice greatfully accepted.
Thanks
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:43 pm
by turps
All the aftermarket ones are very strong. I have the mal leslies ones on my shorty. They where on cheezy's mav before he got serious (well it still ran 39"tyres) and removed them, so they have coped alot of abuse and teh are still straight.
Others are
Snakeracing
3rd Productions
Cheezy Racing (need to buy via there dealers - OnTrack (east Keilor))
BBM
no doubt there are others.
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:14 pm
by beretta
I've got some cheezy ones and they're much, much beefier than the stockies, I would recomend em, also slightly longer to suit 4 to 6 inch lift. I brought mine off someone from here, can't remember how much off the shelf, might have been around the $600 mark, someone might be able to correct me here?
rear arms
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:26 pm
by bigpig
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:52 pm
by hottiemonster
beretta wrote:I've got some cheezy ones and they're much, much beefier than the stockies, I would recomend em, also slightly longer to suit 4 to 6 inch lift. I brought mine off someone from here, can't remember how much off the shelf, might have been around the $600 mark, someone might be able to correct me here?
brand new longer ones (16 mm) with supplying your own bushes from the old ones of brand new bushes costs $200 from cheezy.
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:00 pm
by beretta
There you go, I was way off! I reckon they're worth all of that!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:09 pm
by blkmav
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:12 pm
by bigpig
why are you selling :?: :roll:
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:13 pm
by blkmav
Want to go back to bushes
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:16 pm
by toughnut
Too rough a ride? Mog joints at both ends aren't always a good idea. You need to have some give in the suspension components or you'll break something. Having adjustable on the lower can creat problems as well sometimes if you bash them on a rock. Strong arms though.
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:18 pm
by blkmav
Nah they 'clunk' as they take up the slack and it annoys me. A bit like when you tow a trailer and the trailer hitch moves on the ball.
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:19 pm
by bigpig
Too rough a ride? Mog joints at both ends aren't always a good idea. You need to have some give in the suspension components or you'll break something. Having adjustable on the lower can creat problems as well sometimes if you bash them on a rock. Strong arms though.
I bet the f***ers are as noisy as f**k i have been in car fiited with that shit but never again
and also seen 2 bent Cookie
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:57 pm
by bagsy
If you buy the arms with no bushes , how hard is it to swap my ones into the new arms. My bushes are in good condition but worried I will destroy them trying to press them out.
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:59 pm
by toughnut
A piece of 50mm nominal bore medium black tube will fit quit well without damaging your bushes.
bushes
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:23 pm
by bigpig
why not put new super pro bushes in as they give good flex and drivabilaty
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:39 pm
by toughnut
Can't remember where else I posted this but I get all my bushes for nothing from ARB here in Townsville They fit out new patrols and give me all the bushes that they keep for nothing. I just pick and choose which ones look the best. They are all fine cause they come out of new or near new vehicles.
bushes
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:06 pm
by bigpig
yes genuine flex goo but f**k up easy wy would you tell him to use genuine after telling him how many you go through
As sugested use super pro for flex and driveabilaty
Re: bushes
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:11 am
by toughnut
bigpig wrote:yes genuine flex goo but f**k up easy wy would you tell him to use genuine after telling him how many you go through
As sugested use super pro for flex and driveabilaty
You need to pay more attention to the posts if you want to sprook off like this. I didn't say how many I go through. If you haven't been through the members section in a while I've been changing setups on my GU cab chassis during the build, hence the change in bushes. The only bushes I've actually replaced because they were stuffed was the OME off set nolathane bushes that crapped out after only 5 months. I haven't had to change a rubber bush yet.
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:29 am
by muzza_fattire
blkmav wrote:Nah they 'clunk' as they take up the slack and it annoys me. A bit like when you tow a trailer and the trailer hitch moves on the ball.
I get the same with some custom arms I have. Can get very annoying.
Mine have a little nipple valve that you can spray aerosols in.
I tried WD40 to stop the squeaking, but now I am trying lithium spray grease to try and dampen the noise a bit.
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:24 pm
by Madmac
i attended to mine before i bent one, i welded a piece of 25x25x5mm angle along the top and bottom of my arms, and then added a piece on 30x30mmx 5mm angle along the bottom, havent bent one yet and heaps cheaper than aftermarket ones
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:40 pm
by bigpig
See the last post what a cheep and nasty way to get protection
Who has seen arms like these bake
arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:46 pm
by bucketofbolts
is any one using mal lesie arms, the square ones,
Re: arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:47 pm
by bazzle
bucketofbolts wrote:is any one using mal lesie arms, the square ones,
They are rectangular.
I have on 2 vehicles, Turps in Post at top does too.
Ive jacked off them once.. (not jacked off on them
)
Bazzle
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:54 pm
by bigpig
any complaints on 3rd's arm
if so post it you have complained about every trailing arm but
arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:22 pm
by bucketofbolts
sorry, rectangular, so you recommend them
arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:24 pm
by bigpig
recomend 3rds go across the road and look at them
arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:28 pm
by bucketofbolts
yeah i know there great, but im trying to save money for some tyres, and other stuff i need for the trials
Re: arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:16 pm
by turps
bucketofbolts wrote:sorry, rectangular, so you recommend them
Yep I have been very happy with mine. They have been smashed onto rock a number of times with no damage. I am only taking them out (will keep though) to try and fix my pinion angle which is buggered due to higher lift, so they need to be slightly longer.
Not sure on there price as I brought mine 2nd hand. But I dont think they come with bushes. But from another current thread, I have found out these can be gotton for about $30-35 each.
The big chunky bushes from snake racing look pretty good, there $120 for a set of 4 Part no # SRNPRAB.
Bigpig has mentioned some but I dont have any details on those.
Re: arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:21 pm
by toughnut
turps wrote:bucketofbolts wrote:sorry, rectangular, so you recommend them
Yep I have been very happy with mine. They have been smashed onto rock a number of times with no damage. I am only taking them out (will keep though) to try and fix my pinion angle which is buggered due to higher lift, so they need to be slightly longer.
You could leave them in and get adjustable uppers
Re: arms
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:36 pm
by turps
toughnut wrote:turps wrote:bucketofbolts wrote:sorry, rectangular, so you recommend them
Yep I have been very happy with mine. They have been smashed onto rock a number of times with no damage. I am only taking them out (will keep though) to try and fix my pinion angle which is buggered due to higher lift, so they need to be slightly longer.
You could leave them in and get adjustable uppers
I could but then that would rotate the axle forwards slightly. Which would make the wheel closure to the front of the guard when flexing and as it is have a contact issue now and the front of the guard has already been trimmed. Where as the rear being straight metal no plastic crap. If it still touches there I will cut more off.