Broken suspension pics…
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Le Mans Master
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Broken suspension pics…
While my car was on the lift getting the clutch and u-joints done, we noticed this at the passengers side rear…
Bent camber/spindle/strut rod, and broken upper control rod/trailing arm/dog bone. I’m trying to decide on replacing with OEM or get some of those high dollar VBP/Rippie/EM racing pieces. Has anyone made their own trailing arms? Seems that it wouldn’t be to hard to make some similar to these…
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by VR'92
How do you think they got broken?
Last edited by LT4POWR; Jun 26, 2006 at 11:27 AM.
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by comp
looks like a new break
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Originally Posted by LT4POWR
I guess it could have happened when the shop was pry bar’ing my suspension apart/together…during the u-joint install.
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Originally Posted by Casethecorvetteman
They mustve been prying bloody hard to do that!!
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Thats got to be a new break, you think that any noise from the rear was the joints or that?
I've been thinking hard about the VBP units, but damn are they expensive.
I've been thinking hard about the VBP units, but damn are they expensive.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by LT4POWR
I don't think they did, I'm pretty sure it (at least the bent camber/spindle/strut rod) happen from the trailer accident.
Id be leaning more towards that myself...
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I also think it is a very new break. The part is very clean at the break point, I think that driving 100 miles would get dirt easy without doubt.
I also think that the mechanichs screwed up this time!
Just my opinion!
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This is just a theory, because I can't see the pic's because I'm at work (D*mn Uncle Sam and his firewall's)Did they replace the driveshaft u-joints, or the half shaft u-joints, or all of the above? If they did the half shaft u-joints, and used a port-o-power to get the half shaft in and out, I could see this happening. Probably the trailering accident though, I had the same basic thing happen with my C-3, everything looked fine till I started it to back it off the trailer when we got home, only to find the steering box case had cracked! One other possibility, they didn't go "Test Drive" (ala "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", did they?) the car after they were done fixing it?
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Originally Posted by Blownfuel1
This is just a theory, because I can't see the pic's because I'm at work (D*mn Uncle Sam and his firewall's)Did they replace the driveshaft u-joints, or the half shaft u-joints, or all of the above? If they did the half shaft u-joints, and used a port-o-power to get the half shaft in and out, I could see this happening. Probably the trailering accident though, I had the same basic thing happen with my C-3, everything looked fine till I started it to back it off the trailer when we got home, only to find the steering box case had cracked! One other possibility, they didn't go "Test Drive" (ala "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", did they?) the car after they were done fixing it?
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Originally Posted by vader86
I've been thinking hard about the VBP units, but damn are they expensive.
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That upper control arm definately looks like a fresh break. can't imagine you wouldn't feel that under normal driving. Aren't these pieces relatively bullet-proof unless unusually high forces (impacts, etc) are experienced? I just did a full poly conversion in the rear and the spindle rods seem plenty beefy off the car.
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From: Jamison PA
Originally Posted by LT4POWR
I know, too expensive IMO, that's why I was asking if anyone has made any themselves????
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I've been wanting to make my own out of aluminum. There is one company that makes the links out of 6061T6 but to be on the safe side I was going to use 7078T6. The only thing i'm missing in the design is what size rod end do they use?? 3/4" for the dog bone links. Would 1/2" work for thoes and 3/4" for the camber and toe links??
Last edited by JA94vette; Jun 26, 2006 at 11:05 PM.
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Originally Posted by JA94vette
I've been wanting to make my own out of aluminum. There is one company that makes the links out of 6061T6 but to be on the safe side I was going to use 7078T6. The only thing i'm missing in the design is what size rod end do they use?? 3/4" for the dog bone links. Would 1/2" work for thoes and 3/4" for the camber and toe links??
