boxing rear trailing arms, is it a necessary mod for stiffness |
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boxing rear trailing arms, is it a necessary mod for stiffness |
pete-stevers |
Jan 15 2005, 01:01 PM
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saved from fire! Group: Members Posts: 2,644 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Abbotsford,BC, Canada Member No.: 2,914 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
i would like to know if box welding the trailing arms is very important for stiffness??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) Do I need to weld it up for a reg road car? or should i just leave them? What is the difference?
would replacing the rubber bushings be a more cost evective performance mod?? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) |
Dave_Darling |
Jan 15 2005, 02:27 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
IMHO, boxing the trailing arms is not worth it on a street car. (Unless your "street car" is something really exceptional, then maybe...) Not worth it on most race cars either.
Replacing the rubber bushings with new ones == replacing the trailing arm with a new one. They're not available separately. There are aftermarket plastic ones available, but they're a pain to install properly, and they tend to squeak in a maddening fashion. --DD |
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