Are there any companies out there, or racers/fabricators that make or have made chromoly trailing arms, lower control arms for their cars? I'm just wondering because the one piece solid rear axle has crossed my mind, but if there was a way of lightening up the trailing arms, lower control arms, ect. ect. then i'd love to keep the independent suspension.

I already have lexan all around, and a one piece fiberglass front end. I'm trying to get as much weight out as possible.

 

I've made my own chormoly tubular front control arms before but they have yet to see use. Omni Power has aluminum front and back control arms that would save you some weight and it is a bolt-up affair. Is this a streetcar? To my knowledge there is not a bolt-up streetable suspension available. Obviously to some; "streetable" can be debatable.

 

This would not be a street car, basically just a drag racing car that might see some minimal street use to show off to friends. But since i'm lightening every other part of the car, figured I'd lighten the brakes and suspension arms as well if I can.

 

I checked on omnipower's website, and they appear to only have rear lower control arms, not front ones, also I'm really looking for the trailing arm, because there is soo much weight in that piece. Anyways, if anybody else has something to chime in on, please do.

 

innovative mounts made some type of rear trailing arm. i heard it was sick! call them up they might be able to help

 

Awesome Ghostworks, thanks for the help. Anymore out there?

 

I know there have been some made in the past for the upper end RR cars but this was mainly done to relocate pickup points and optimize suspension geometry.

The factory trailing arm is a very nice piece I would look to lose the weight else where.

Why use chromoly? Reason i ask is due to a lack of post weld heat treat you will lose some strength in the welded area ad possiblly risk faulure IMO this is why the comp engineering arms failed, or it was just due to the lack of good engineering in general

 

Ohh, well I did not know about that problem with the chromoly.

I just want to get all the extra weight out of the car I can, and I already have lexan all the way around, cut out useless metal in the interior and front end. Lexan hatch, fiberglass front end. I could have gone carbon fiber for that stuff, and carbon fiber doors, but other then that I dunno what else I could shave weight on.

 

anyone?

 

ARE you aware of the nuformz kit.

 

I have Polk tubular front chromoly lca on my talon.

 

SPC makes them

 

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take out a home loan, that outta cover the cost of them.

 

what is spc's website address?

I have seen the nuformz kit, and I heard they are hella expensive, don't know how much weight they save, but expensive. I don't even know where you can buy their kit from.

 

Well whats the prob with a straight axel then. You like turns.

 

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I have seen the nuformz kit, and I heard they are hella expensive, don't know how much weight they save, but expensive. I don't even know where you can buy their kit from.</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.specprod.com/

 

Did you ever think of drilling nice size holes in the trailing arm? I can't remember the term but its when you make a hole in the piece and leave a lip sticking up around the edge of the hole---you could actually lose weight and gain (or not lose) stiffness because the lip prevents flexing.