[urq] Re: Tubular contro arms, any interest??

[Martin Pajak]

Hi,

Heim joints at bushings end is another alternative, actually it was my initial thought and Assebly A.. ;), this would provide the small caster adjustments for the few that want it... 
However those would be slightly more expensive and transfer more shock into the chassis.

The idea is not to make these stronger than stock, one reason is that when you hit a curbe you want a weak link to brake before all the force is transfered into the sub-frame and chassis...

Let me make the first samples and test fit them... shouldn't take long, maybe couple of weeks.

I'll let everyone know of the results and costs invloved.

Thanks!
Martin Pajak

Pajak Performance Parts
www.quattro.ca

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: JShadzi at aol.com
Date:  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:59:05 EST

>Martin, looks nice, I especially like the ball joint provision, being able to 
>level the control arm would be a great feature as well as an extended range 
>for camber.  I imagine if it was built out of Chromoly tube it would be 
>considerably lighter and more rigid than the factory stamped arms as well.  Anyway 
>you could do heim joints on the arm-bushings as well? -I'd be interested in that.
>
>Javad
>
>In a message dated 2/12/2004 4:22:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>martin at quattro.ca writes:
>Hi guys,
>
>Here is a pic of the arm in it's perlimenary state:
>http://www.quattro.ca/Control%20Arm%20Assembly%20C.jpg
>
>Any suggestions on what you guys would like to see would be appriciated.
>I can't find a parasolid of a rose joint anywhere.. if someone has a model
>of one M16 or M18 would be appriciated.
>Parasolid will do.
>As per suggestion I think I can stay under $500 per axle, complete with
>bushings (OEM would be cheaper), joint, and stud to bolt it onto stock
>strut.
>
>Thanks!
>Martin
>
>Pajak Performance Parts
>http://www.quattro.ca
>
>