alloy arms

[fluffy]

Is there any problem with making the suspension arms in ally?

[fabbyglass]

Like expensive cheese I would think......:)

[JakeH]

would be a lot of work for not much gain, you would have to research strengths and forces on different thicknesses of ally tube to find the right one, the weight difference would be minimal as the ally tube would probably need to be a fair amount thicker than the steel.

[shh120m]

they would look well sexy machined from billet though

[fluffy]

Machined now thats a thought, got a friend with a work shop who likes to make odd things

[minicountryman1961]

Is there any problem with making the suspension arms in ally?

If they break, you will die. Other than that, no problem......

[AshG]

If they break, you will die. Other than that, no problem......

love it :D


i have heard of steel ones bending on locosts so ali may not be the way to go. the steel ones weigh naff all compared to normal car ones so not worth bothering in my opinion

[TQ_uk]

Think later MX5 uses alloy arms, so maybe worth looking into given Saturn's new forthcoming plans for MX5 version of roadster...?

[vetteman1355]

Here is picture of some alloy ones I saw at a show last year here in Vancouver
Nigel