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This site is completely free and there are no costs. Please enjoy and provide feedback.It was a combination of multiple factors... design was poor, tubing size too small and weld in the middle of the bend made a weak spot. Also, tires got a lot stickier in a short amount of time since they were designed. 200tw "street" tires are now as good as Hoosier slicks were in 2010.Were the lower a arms not up to the challenge of the competition driving, or were they not made beefy enough to start with?
It was a combination of multiple factors... design was poor, tubing size too small and weld in the middle of the bend made a weak spot. Also, tires got a lot stickier in a short amount of time since they were designed. 200tw "street" tires are now as good as Hoosier slicks were in 2010.
Yeah, I chose those arms because at the time they were the only ones that offered additional caster from the lower arms (moving the lower balljoint forward about 1/2"). I would use UMI CornerMax if I was starting over today, because I like their lower drop out center design better.I was looking at the original design (compared to the newer one) and not sure who had the brilliant idea to weld a support at the bend (in the original set), but that was piss poor to start with.
That was done winter of 2020/2021... we'll get there soon.Maybe I missed it. Do you have any pics of your 3 link?