Is it OK to powder coat suspension parts like LCA's, UCA's, and steering knuckles? I'm just worried of the temp (375?) they bring the parts up to, possibly weakening them?

 

provided you took out the bushings and balljoints, yes, make sure to mask off the mounting surfaces

 

I powder coat those parts all the time, no customer ever came back with a broken part!

Heating metal and cooling it down actually makes it stronger. Its called heat treating it. Just have to remove anything non metal before baking

 

Cool, off to powder coating they go! Yea I'll be sure to remove the balljoints and boots before

I'll update with pics after they're done, it'll be a while tho. Saving up for a wilwood big brake kit

 

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ooh yeahh

 

Would match nicely with this..

 

Like someone said above, only metal can go to the powdercoater so take all the rubber and what nots out

 

Yes annealing of metal is used to relieve internal stresses and improve strength properties of metal...but powder coat curing at 400 degrees F is hardly hot enough for any benefits and the heating/cooling process isn't performed for the purpose of annealing.

 

powdercoated many valvecovers... and if it dosnt change a valvecover at all im sure steel is more then strong enough for the heat...

I actualy zinc plated all my suspension peices!! it looks sick!

 

I'm also having a spare VC sent in for powder coating. VC's don't pose much of a safety threat.

Sounds sick, got pics?

 

+1 for powder coating your suspension, or zinc coating if you have the $

 

actually it was all free! I worked at a zinc plating shop for a few months... ill take some pictures of it real soon