This might be a dumb question, but if i fabbed up some solid (steel, aluminum etc.) bushings to replace the stock soft rubber bushings that are on the radius rod on the front crossmember, would this help out with traction issues, because to me it seems like the less play in the radius rod, the more traction. Sorry if this is dumb, i was up at 4am. Any insight would be appreciated.

 

Bump for the night crew

 

bump for an anwser.

 

Fab some with Spherical bearings. There will be more road noise, but most of your geometry will stay "true". The front crossmember flexes a lot, so seal welding can help, but if you can fab a tubular crossmember you will even be better yet.

 

Thanks, bump

 

what are these spherical bearings that you talk about???? thanx.

 

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Also called Heim joints....

 

damn...if only i could put something together like that...lol....thanks for the pic hawkze.

 

There should be some traction bars available soon that will do just what he's talking about as well as replace the heavy *** front crossmember...

 

yeah.....i read a couple of threads of people making them, but there none out yet....hope they will be out soon.

 

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have you tried Energy Suspension's Strut rod bushings?
http://energysuspension.com/pages/strutrbu.html

 

This was not a dumb question at all. We actually made aluminum bushings 2 years ago and use them until we replaced it with the traction system. Im going to try to post a picture. I hope this works.

 

One more try:

 

Finally! Look out guys I know how to show pictures now.

If there is an interest from others - I will get a price on getting these made up.


Steve Sr.

 

i would deff get me some of those!!!!! until there is something better at least...get a price man!!!

 

What worked better for you Oaks, the aluminum bushings or the new traction bar setup??

 

im sure the bars, but like he said...that was the best solution until they got the bars.

 

The only way to give a honest answer would be to run the car at the track with the oem set up then change to solid mounts. As for the new traction setup the same test would need to be done. We have made so many changes over the past 2 years its almost like a new set up every time we go to the track.
I will try to get a price by the end of next week and let everyone know.
I look at the as an inexpensive way to improve traction.

If your interested continue to post because the price should be better with volume.

Steve Sr.

Here is our current set up.

 

yeah...i'll do the test on my car oem vs aluminum.

 

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Have you tried using the polyurethane bushings?
But yeah I am interested in the aluminum bushings

 

so thats what four of us intrested in the aluminum bushings? keep it up, and hopefully we can get a good price. i'll buy them either way, i need something like this bad.

 

I might be interested depending on what the price is, any ballpark figures?

 

Yeah, that would be sick, if it actually helps.

 

definately interested as long as the price isnt a rape, which i'm not to worried about

K

 

he'll prob get us a pretty nice price if we can get 10+ people to buy em.