Billet Aluminum front spring crossmember and steering arm

[cegusman]

Alulams are stronger than hell!!! I am replicating a d60 using crushed beer cans and gorrila glue. I ran out of gorilla glue so substituted some used condoms and duct tape! It's going to be the shiznit!!!! Anybody want to buy one when I am done?










Sorry, couldn't resist

I'll take two as long as you are using new condoms.

 

[troutbum_mt]

I'll take two as long as you are using new condoms.

 

[BGKYK5]

Mkay. Can we now move on to the really important questions in material sciences, like why has nobody built a Kevlar monocoque for 'wheeling? If the F1 guys can do it...

Oh, and don't these guys also build A-arms from Kevlar or carbon fiber?

Yes they do use carbon fiber a-arms and they work great, unless they do something silly like nick a wall.

Here is Robert Kubica after a little boo-boo at Canada last year. As you can see the a-arms didn't survive, but the monocoque did.

 

[wasted wages]

fap

 

[desertrat67]

Thanks guys, I needed a good laugh.

 

[goofy1]

Yes they do use carbon fiber a-arms and they work great, unless they do something silly like nick a wall.

Here is Robert Kubica after a little boo-boo at Canada last year. As you can see the a-arms didn't survive, but the monocoque did.

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I hope his shoes were made of something stronger than ALUMINUM Because I think I see his feet in the pic

 

[howdiy]

 

[BGKYK5]

I hope his shoes were made of something stronger than ALUMINUM Because I think I see his feet in the pic

Yup those are his feet, but he walked away.

Olivier Panis had a wreck 10 years ago or so where his legs from the knee down were sticking out the front of the car as it flew through the air. He broke both legs pretty bad IIRC, but didn't loose them and when on to race again. I'll look for a pic.

 

[twoslo4five0]

dude no matter what everyone says your a hell of a fabricator and you know what i give you mad props for thinking outside of the box...your truck is sweet and youve done alot of things yourself which is always gratifing..

 

[BGKYK5]

Here is another pic of the Kubica wreck, after he hit the first wall but before he hit the second (in other words before the pic above)

 

[BGKYK5]

Can't seem to find the pics I was thinking of. I may have the wrong driver. Olivier Panis did break his legs, but I may be thinking of a different crash.

It's probly for the best, I'd feel more guilty about hijacking this thread if it wasn't already such a mess anyway.

 

[Blazr77400]

Where is that from?

EDIT:
Just realized it says Jimmy's 4x4, but still where is it from?

 

[howdiy]

Where is that from?

EDIT:
Just realized it says Jimmy's 4x4, but still where is it from?

I saw it over at pirate

I believe he runs in the XRRA with one

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=672714

 

[Blazr77400]

I saw it over at pirate

I believe he runs in the XRRA with one

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=672714

Looks to be a couple of sets of aluminum arms.

 

[troutbum_mt]

Not to add fuel to the fire, but I was checking out some stuff on ORD and found something interesting.

http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog/doubler.htm

"We have also changed the material for our adapter housing. Our new units use a one piece billet 6061-T6 aluminum adapter housing instead of the multi piece welded steel unit of the past. This allows us to build a stronger housing and better keep up with demand."

 

[MaxPF]

Not to add fuel to the fire, but I was checking out some stuff on ORD and found something interesting.

http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog/doubler.htm

"We have also changed the material for our adapter housing. Our new units use a one piece billet 6061-T6 aluminum adapter housing instead of the multi piece welded steel unit of the past. This allows us to build a stronger housing and better keep up with demand."

Probably what really happened is ORD found out they can have a one piece aluminum adapter machined for the same cost (or less) as machining and welding the steel components. Since either is far stronger than necessary, there is no downside. Upside is that they probably CAN turn out the aluminum units faster - the steel jobbies probably had to be roughed, jig welded, and then finish machined.

 

[troutbum_mt]

Probably what really happened is ORD found out they can have a one piece aluminum adapter machined for the same cost (or less) as machining and welding the steel components. Since either is far stronger than necessary, there is no downside. Upside is that they probably CAN turn out the aluminum units faster - the steel jobbies probably had to be roughed, jig welded, and then finish machined.

Yeah I must have read more into that than what was written. Must have been that part: "This allows us to build a stronger housing" that through me for a curve. My bad.