Rear Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA
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Rear Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA
I don't know if they are bushings still so whatever you want to call them
Spherical rear trailing arm bearings?
Anyways these are once again available here's some quick tech info on them
The beauties are produced by Brian Slames over ay Procar Innovation and Distributed by Special Projects Motorsports to get your hands on a set you can Contact Jeff ( Kiwi ) Own at 714-998-1258
The Housing are machined out of a 6061 aluminum and as you can see have been anodized a purty red color
The house a 1" ID Teflon Lined Spherical bearing The Shafts are machined from 1018 Steel that has been zinc played to prevent rust and corrosion
The shafts have been bushed with a bronze sleeve to help reduce friction and prevent lock lock up due to corrosion they are easily replaceable and relatively inexpensive. Press off old, press on new.
Brian states some of the performance advantages are Increased in rear end stability at high speeds, and increased stability under braking. I'm sure there are a few others considering you're getting rid of the ginormous piece of rubber back there but I will leave those up to the experts.
Here's a photo of them I will put up some others tomorrow
They also come nicely packaged with installation instructions as well IMO a very nicely designed and done piece
Any tech questions should probably be sent to brian direct
eg6vtec1@yahoo.com
Anyways this isn't supposed to be an ad but figured evryone here would liek to know about these and I wanted to try and answer all questions in advance. Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and see no need for any type of replacement
Spherical rear trailing arm bearings?
Anyways these are once again available here's some quick tech info on them
The beauties are produced by Brian Slames over ay Procar Innovation and Distributed by Special Projects Motorsports to get your hands on a set you can Contact Jeff ( Kiwi ) Own at 714-998-1258
The Housing are machined out of a 6061 aluminum and as you can see have been anodized a purty red color
The house a 1" ID Teflon Lined Spherical bearing The Shafts are machined from 1018 Steel that has been zinc played to prevent rust and corrosion
The shafts have been bushed with a bronze sleeve to help reduce friction and prevent lock lock up due to corrosion they are easily replaceable and relatively inexpensive. Press off old, press on new.
Brian states some of the performance advantages are Increased in rear end stability at high speeds, and increased stability under braking. I'm sure there are a few others considering you're getting rid of the ginormous piece of rubber back there but I will leave those up to the experts.
Here's a photo of them I will put up some others tomorrow
They also come nicely packaged with installation instructions as well IMO a very nicely designed and done piece
Any tech questions should probably be sent to brian direct
eg6vtec1@yahoo.com
Anyways this isn't supposed to be an ad but figured evryone here would liek to know about these and I wanted to try and answer all questions in advance. Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and see no need for any type of replacement
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (Ekasey)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekasey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't know if they are bushings still so whatever you want to call them
Spherical rear trailing arm bearings?
Anyways these are once again available here's some quick tech info on them
The beauties are produced by Brian Slames over ay Procar Innovation and Distributed by Special Projects Motorsports to get your hands on a set you can Contact Jeff ( Kiwi ) Own at 714-998-1258
The Housing are machined out of a 6061 aluminum and as you can see have been anodized a purty red color
The house a 1" ID Teflon Lined Spherical bearing The Shafts are machined from 1018 Steel that has been zinc played to prevent rust and corrosion
The shafts have been bushed with a bronze sleeve to help reduce friction and prevent lock lock up due to corrosion they are easily replaceable and relatively inexpensive. Press off old, press on new.
Brian states some of the performance advantages are Increased in rear end stability at high speeds, and increased stability under braking. I'm sure there are a few others considering you're getting rid of the ginormous piece of rubber back there but I will leave those up to the experts.
Here's a photo of them I will put up some others tomorrow
They also come nicely packaged with installation instructions as well IMO a very nicely designed and done piece
Any tech questions should probably be sent to brian direct
eg6vtec1@yahoo.com
Anyways this isn't supposed to be an ad but figured evryone here would liek to know about these and I wanted to try and answer all questions in advance. Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and see no need for any type of replacement
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Ooh, ooh, I want TWO pairs!
I'll be giving them a call!
Spherical rear trailing arm bearings?
Anyways these are once again available here's some quick tech info on them
The beauties are produced by Brian Slames over ay Procar Innovation and Distributed by Special Projects Motorsports to get your hands on a set you can Contact Jeff ( Kiwi ) Own at 714-998-1258
The Housing are machined out of a 6061 aluminum and as you can see have been anodized a purty red color
The house a 1" ID Teflon Lined Spherical bearing The Shafts are machined from 1018 Steel that has been zinc played to prevent rust and corrosion
The shafts have been bushed with a bronze sleeve to help reduce friction and prevent lock lock up due to corrosion they are easily replaceable and relatively inexpensive. Press off old, press on new.
Brian states some of the performance advantages are Increased in rear end stability at high speeds, and increased stability under braking. I'm sure there are a few others considering you're getting rid of the ginormous piece of rubber back there but I will leave those up to the experts.
Here's a photo of them I will put up some others tomorrow
They also come nicely packaged with installation instructions as well IMO a very nicely designed and done piece
Any tech questions should probably be sent to brian direct
eg6vtec1@yahoo.com
Anyways this isn't supposed to be an ad but figured evryone here would liek to know about these and I wanted to try and answer all questions in advance. Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and see no need for any type of replacement
</TD></TR></TABLE>Ooh, ooh, I want TWO pairs!
I'll be giving them a call!
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I've been running the same unit for 2 years now. Brian is the originator, and creator. He made this for JHP too.
I've been so impressed, we too will start selling them in near future.
I've been so impressed, we too will start selling them in near future.
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (MSchu)
the bering slides on the shaft, so the front toe link controls the lateral movement, just like it does with the factory bushing in place.
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (MSchu)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so... How much lateral movement will take place with these replacements?</TD></TR></TABLE>
as much as the TA could want to see
as much as the TA could want to see
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (JDogg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDogg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the bering slides on the shaft, so the front toe link controls the lateral movement, just like it does with the factory bushing in place.</TD></TR></TABLE>
The factory bushing lateral movement is controlled... At that bushings point, not by the toe link, where it may be adjusted
The factory bushing lateral movement is controlled... At that bushings point, not by the toe link, where it may be adjusted
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (MSchu)
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The factory bushing lateral movement is controlled... At that bushings point, not by the toe link, where it may be adjusted</TD></TR></TABLE>
you want free range at RTA 'bushing' area. lateral and on the pivot. The RTA bushing like all factory bushings is a compromise.
The factory bushing lateral movement is controlled... At that bushings point, not by the toe link, where it may be adjusted</TD></TR></TABLE>
you want free range at RTA 'bushing' area. lateral and on the pivot. The RTA bushing like all factory bushings is a compromise.
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (JamesS)
Can you guys please read the post i don't type this stuff for fun or to exercise my fingers.......
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekasey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and has seen no need for any type of replacement
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekasey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Another thing is I know Brian has had a set of these on his daily driven street car for about 30k miles of daily put put and has seen no need for any type of replacement
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (JamesS)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JamesS »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Am I crazy to think I could possibly drive my car to events with this bushing on?</TD></TR></TABLE>
This is a great set up for Lombard Street
This is a great set up for Lombard Street
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Re: Reat Trailing Arm Spherical Bearings RTA (ekim952522000)
The beauties are produced by Brian Slames over ay Procar Innovation and Distributed by Special Projects Motorsports to get your hands on a set you can Contact Jeff ( Kiwi ) Own at 714-998-1258
I swear next time i'm just going to post a pic and no other info
I swear next time i'm just going to post a pic and no other info