Ouch, dont buy cheap lower arms off eBay
23-05-2007, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam Ash
Totally off topic, D19 STE . . is this your reg plate as theres a scooby in our work car park with EXACTLY the same plate 
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23-05-2007, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BROM@ZOO
Originally Posted by Sunil_FiestaRS1800
Originally Posted by D19 STE
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by D19 STE
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by D19 STE
Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Im sorry but that would never ever stand up to motorsport use - as you have just found out 
Seen one of those snap aswell
Originally Posted by BROM@ZOO
just like to add sunill has had his arms replaced as i said i would this is a very uncomman thing to happen this desidn came from short oval cars super salloons n hot rods many yrs ago taking much abuse hitting barrers other cars they never broke
i used to get the hi strenght tube 3.5 mm tubing from rally design but no i do my own turning and maching i use diffent thicker materails
the old tube had a rating of 12 tonne statc load te gold cromoly bearings have a static load of 14 tonnes
the new design
uses the same 30 mm diameter tube BUT i NOW USE 8MM WALL COLD DRAWN SEAMLESS TUBING WITH A TENSILE STRENGH OF 33 TONNES
the newer joint has a static loading of 53 tonnes on the outer joint and i side loading of 13 tonnes
your avrage road or track tyre would not pull 3 g let alown 13 g it would take to bend the joints !!!!!!!!!
i have been doing this type since i came out of hospital when i re opened zoo in april
i have not had any other complants in the 6 yrs i have been making them
only the balls in rose joint sometimes squeeked which is now why i fit grease covers to the inner joints
inner joints cost me around £40 each and the outer joints cost me £53 plus vat hence the price increase
to re asure everbody convedence i am going to get the old arm tested again the new and will post results to anybody intrested
just sorry its happend
i dont sell items to endanger ppls lives as anybody that know me personally i tend to make things over kill in size and strenght
i used to get the hi strenght tube 3.5 mm tubing from rally design but no i do my own turning and maching i use diffent thicker materails
the old tube had a rating of 12 tonne statc load te gold cromoly bearings have a static load of 14 tonnes
the new design
uses the same 30 mm diameter tube BUT i NOW USE 8MM WALL COLD DRAWN SEAMLESS TUBING WITH A TENSILE STRENGH OF 33 TONNES
the newer joint has a static loading of 53 tonnes on the outer joint and i side loading of 13 tonnes
your avrage road or track tyre would not pull 3 g let alown 13 g it would take to bend the joints !!!!!!!!!
i have been doing this type since i came out of hospital when i re opened zoo in april
i have not had any other complants in the 6 yrs i have been making them
only the balls in rose joint sometimes squeeked which is now why i fit grease covers to the inner joints
inner joints cost me around £40 each and the outer joints cost me £53 plus vat hence the price increase
to re asure everbody convedence i am going to get the old arm tested again the new and will post results to anybody intrested
just sorry its happend
i dont sell items to endanger ppls lives as anybody that know me personally i tend to make things over kill in size and strenght
was there a recall on the old ones?Brom is getting me the new thicker tubing ones sorted in the next couple of weeks
IT WAS THE TUBE SUPPLYED THAT FAILED NOT THE WELDING OR DESIGN !!!
when i became very ill in Jan 06 i returned to work in may time i ordered 5 metres of thinner wall cds that rally design always used to supply to me from years ago i made 3 sets of arms from this sunnil a lad from isle man and one from Scotland all have been replaced turboboss sean had a set of the early type just before i was ill and his are still on his car never failed even with 400 bhp through front wheels
i have replaced the arms and sunnil is having his arms upgraded to the thicker sealed type joints the reason it took so long in September i again was taken very ill and i had to end the unit i am currently working part time on beams and suspension only until i am fit to work 80hr weeks again
everytime I post a picture of your lower arms on my car someone always stumps up "Seen one of them break" 
hence why I keep your quotes now Brom
Originally Posted by Adam Ash
Totally off topic, D19 STE . . is this your reg plate as theres a scooby in our work car park with EXACTLY the same plate
cheers for the heads up tho mate
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