what do you think of this suspension setup on this car where the rod ends brackets are welded to the frame is this right.
adam




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[Edited on 17/7/07 by oadamo]

Rod ends wear and break and welding them is going to cook them a bit. Deffo not a way I would do it.
Caber

soz i ment the brackets for them lol. there welded at an angle when ive seen most put them on stright and angle the tubes.
adam

[Edited on 17/7/07 by oadamo]

Theyr all chavs there.

Looks like itl be a beast when its finished.

In some respects this is a stronger way of doing things as the threaded part of the rod end will not be exposed to bending forces. The downside is that the wishbone will have a limited articulation before the rod ends bind on the brackets

Far to agricutural for me.

Not liking anything on the rear suspension, especially the way he has cut some bolts and welded to a bit of 1/2" plate for the hub carrier......

As said, he may have an issue or two with the hub carriers. However, apart from being what appears to be equal length, parallel bones that looks ok to me. The rods ends will have there max movement, as they should only be moving up and down in one plane. What side ways movement there may be will probably be allowed for in the rod ends.

There is nothing like a bit of engineering, and that is nothing like a bit of engineering.

Paul