For racers who are looking for front and rear LCA with spherical bearings, look no further. Read more about them:

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=11732

This is a very limited production run, focused for the road racing crowd who wants to eliminate the compliance in the suspension. We don't recommend these for street use. If you are interested or have questions, PM me.

Pretty side up and rubber side down.

Tommy Lo

Team Midnight Performance
2006 Norcal Honda Challenge H4 Champion

Sponsors:
Midnight Performance
Rota Wheels
ATS
Valley Motorwerks

 

Once again the questions is raised why are these welded in? This is a part that should not be welded in especially because it's more then likely going to distort the bore and cause premature wear. Please do not say there are tac welds because a 2" TIG bead is not a tack weld

 

The TIG bead is not on the bearing, it's on the precision machined cup that is pressed into the arm, which the bearings are pressed into.

The stock arms do not hold a tight tolerance on hole diameter from arm to arm because stock bushing doesn't require tight tolerances. We machine a cup that presses into the arm, and we weld the cup in place so that it WILL NOT move around. The bearing is then pressed into the cup, secured by springclips. You are right, these are not tack welds, they are there for strength. This might be overkill, but we sleep better at night knowing the cups won't release from the arm.

The bearings sit in a box across the room from the welding table, so the heat doesn't get near them

 

Perhaps I am mis-guided, but does the $825 include new LCA, etc? Do we need to send you ours or is this for bearings in arms already?

 

Good question. We prefer to have an exchange program so we have a rotating stock of arms. For this limited production run, we don't want the hassle of a core charge, that's more work for everyone. We could cover shipping on your old arms to make it fair.