I was wondering if it possiable you can fabricate the proarms for the rear lca?

 

here is an idea i made from ms paint

 

thats not something i want to toy with.

 

the idea of doing this is to give more strut travel in the rear. I already gave the front good amount of travel and it perfect for me but i want to save those rear struts too since i like to ride really low daily and also i already have made my own extened top hats on the rears but that doesnt do enough for me.

 

Problem is the LCA are the cast style from what your picturing. Even if you do cut and re-weld them properly(which is hard to do with cast) the weld area will no penetrate all the way through and it will be more brittle. I say 5-6 harsh pot holes and your done!

Your better off starting from scratch, do you homework with designing them, and make new ones.

 

Alright i think i'm going to do my homework as well to start from stratch. where can i get bushings though? if i can find some set of bushings then i might just go ahead make my own since i have an access to an welder.

 

uhh, energy suspension or prothane.

 

there is a better solution if you are after more strut travel... get strut hats with a deeper top in them.

 

i already made my own top hats that are extened

 

you should make them from scratch.

I wouldnt ever think about butt-welding a cast piece , especially an LCA.

make them tubular with spherical bearings , thats what I'd do.

 

good idea on spercial berings. Any idea where i could get a set of those at then i think i'm going to start my own

 

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McMaster-Carr, QBC, Aurora, Huco.

 

http://www.chassisshop.com has good prices on everything you would need to make some lcas... me and a friend of mine were actually thinking of making some chromoly lcas not too long ago

 

ohh good site mang!

 

ok you already made extended hats and you say they werent long enough.....So why not make them longer? Alot easier and safer than cutting a lca IMO.

Yager-

 

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Post pics if you go through with this. We want to see!

 

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What is your setup that you need that much travel or are that low?