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Project - Hip Replacement -
- Thread starter CrazyTalkSVT
- Start date
2000frost
New CEG'er
Start a GB, We all want a set.
elraido
I kant speel
Until everyone sees the price and actually has to open up their wallets.
IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
Truer words have never been spoken. :laugh: ....... :nonono:
CrazyTalkSVT
Veteran CEG'er
We have not run a simple FEA test on the bars as of yet. It's something we are looking to do in the future for fun as well as for comparison sake, but because we never plugged in the dimensions we pulled from the OEM bar and didn't figure any kinematic numbers, we have nothing to really base the test off of. Besides CosmosXpress isn't the greatest software available for testing those things and it would only really touch on the subject.
You don't really need a computer to tell you that the weakest link in the OEM bars is the tabs if the sway bar is applying a twisting force.
I'm actually less leery of fatigue cracks with a casting piece just because of the little tid bits I've picked up from my friend who deals in castings and design on a daily basis. There is no "wingin it" through him and in all honesty, I can see him pulling a casting sample from a ZR1 Vette control arm and having it analyzed just so he knows the chemical properties and alloys used to make up the casting.
We have not run a simple FEA test on the bars as of yet. It's something we are looking to do in the future for fun as well as for comparison sake, but because we never plugged in the dimensions we pulled from the OEM bar and didn't figure any kinematic numbers, we have nothing to really base the test off of. Besides CosmosXpress isn't the greatest software available for testing those things and it would only really touch on the subject.
You don't really need a computer to tell you that the weakest link in the OEM bars is the tabs if the sway bar is applying a twisting force.
I'm actually less leery of fatigue cracks with a casting piece just because of the little tid bits I've picked up from my friend who deals in castings and design on a daily basis. There is no "wingin it" through him and in all honesty, I can see him pulling a casting sample from a ZR1 Vette control arm and having it analyzed just so he knows the chemical properties and alloys used to make up the casting.
Coming from my sae baja experience, I know all about Cosmos' Fairly Erroneous Analysis :crazy: I meant more along the lines of hand calculations. You certainly have give me some ideas for next year's baja car
CRG Racer24
Hard-core CEG'er
Not sure if you can compare yet, but if you had to/can, how would these compare to the tubular arms? Just a general comparison or anything you can think/know of.
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
i know what these bars cost B to make the first time. NOBODY will buy them. they are worth more than some of the cars on this site.
Redlineracer12
Addicted CEG'er
Sad but true :laugh:
elraido
I kant speel
I would think if you could machine enough of them to get the price down to $250-$450, you'd have quite a few buyers (me included)
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
dude thats not gonna happen. and even at that price, starving college kids driving SVT's cant afford that. thats just the way it is. just stop talking about a GB. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WOW! I've never known you to be this rude! If there was Not going to be a group buy, why was there talk about casting these to save $$$?????
Sorry for being interested in a product that a fellow CEG'er is making. I guess I should unsubscribe from this thread as you probably don't want me to even look at what he is doing :blackeye:
Pen_Two
Is not easliy amused.
Why do I sense a repeat of the guy constantly asking for a mold to be made of the Mondeo front bumper that CrazyTalk did.
IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
Let's keep this thread on track gentlemen. Don't let it devolve into bickering over a mythical GB. This is CrazyTalk's product, and only he can say if/when there will be a GB.
CrazyTalkSVT
Veteran CEG'er
Did some stuff, to some things.
Internal snap ring is missing from this equation/picture (haven't ordered them yet):
The snap ring will be put into this machined groove once the swivel bearing and misalignment spacers are pressed in:
Swivel bearing with misalignment spacer with the dog bone endlink just to show a bit of the articulation. Not sure if I will upgrade the dog bones due to the fact they are brand spankin' new OEMs:
Endlink bushings, misalignment spacers, and swivel bearings are all hardened stainless items. Stainless was used to cut down on the electrogalvanic corrosion. Bearing and bushings just resting in their places:
Internal snap ring is missing from this equation/picture (haven't ordered them yet):
The snap ring will be put into this machined groove once the swivel bearing and misalignment spacers are pressed in:
Swivel bearing with misalignment spacer with the dog bone endlink just to show a bit of the articulation. Not sure if I will upgrade the dog bones due to the fact they are brand spankin' new OEMs:
Endlink bushings, misalignment spacers, and swivel bearings are all hardened stainless items. Stainless was used to cut down on the electrogalvanic corrosion. Bearing and bushings just resting in their places:
blu_fuz
New Member Classroom vulture
Oh yum yum yum yum :drool: