Page 1 of 4
4thgenphil has strong arms
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:57 pm
by Ted
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:00 pm
by Merlin
Very cool
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:01 pm
by nucleustylzlude
Very nice work - tidy welds bud.
May I ask how much you can do these for others?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:01 pm
by vanzep
nice work trammy
but can i ask - why would phil need these reinforced?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:02 pm
by A1ex
I'm going to wade in with the idiot question, why?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:03 pm
by A1ex
vanzep wrote:nice work trammy
but can i ask - why would phil need these reinforced?
beat me to it
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:05 pm
by mercutio
they are very flexible as standard so strengthening them can only be good???
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:05 pm
by vanzep
yup im one step ahead of you Alex
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:10 pm
by Ted
rob its £70 a pair and vanzep/alex ask phil but i think its because pete has some
being made from pressed steel they arn't the strongest item in the world, if you run a rear strut brace to stop the flex then why not add a bit of strength to the next link in the chain and stop that flexing too. makes sense to me.
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:17 pm
by Merlin
In the words of one of the Lude gods himself
Buzzonion Vtec wrote:
Stock rear upper wishbone or UCA as it's sometimes known. Although generally considered to be strong enough for road use I have had my doubts for some time over it's ability to resist twisting during hard use - you can in fact twist them relatively easily in your hands. Honda must have had the same doubts too as the later 5th gen received a hefty plate addition to beef up their arms.
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/post6277.html#p6277
I am going to check my rear uppers over the winter as I recently had to get my car realigned due to one of the rear wheels on my track lude being out (the one that takes the most load). It's only just clicked that this might be the problemn
