Yellow73SB
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it will cost you an A-arm and an A-leg...
the welds on any tubular arm are a point of concern. If the weld fails you have an instant wreck. I've seen it happen at the track.
stamped steel arms would have to tear all the way across.
forget tubular stuff.
the welds on any tubular arm are a point of concern. If the weld fails you have an instant wreck. I've seen it happen at the track.
stamped steel arms would have to tear all the way across.
forget tubular stuff.
the welds on any tubular arm are a point of concern. If the weld fails you have an instant wreck. I've seen it happen at the track.
stamped steel arms would have to tear all the way across.
forget tubular stuff.
This could be debated for hours. The failures you have seen? Where they home made units?
The issue on the parts in that pic is that they weled a threaded piece to the round sleeve end without chamfering the threaded aprt for root access. You can SEE it's only partially welded with very poor penetration. This is not to be compared to a properly welded tubular control arm with proper penetration and joint fitting.
Quality pieces are tig welded, VB&P stuff is MIG welded.
These arms wouldn't even provide any benefit over ours
They probably weigh more
These arms wouldn't even provide any benefit over ours
They probably weigh more
maybe not those in particular BUT Peter Klutt`s car originally had tubular upper arms.....