Lonnie-S wrote:
Sorry to be a little slow on the response, but that is an interesting approach to the wishbone bracket. My initial question was, "would the control arm tube hit the bracket at full droop?" If it did, you could just take a hole saw and cut a semi-circle out of the end to provide more clearance. Or, you could just make it shorter (bolt hole closer to the chassis rail).
Structurally, I'm more on the conservative side. I prefer things strong in critical areas rather than light. So, this has some appeal to me, especially on the lower arm since it's the one that takes most of the braking forces and this might help resist the twist of the control arm under braking. This is where it would be nice to have an FEA tool and look at the options. I think you could go to a lighter gauge RHS (Rectangular Hollow Section), however. I guess you're decided against it?
You may know this, but you can turn your photos using some simple tools that come with just about every computer. If you us MS Windows, for example, you can use Paint or Windows Photo Gallery to turn them.
Has it stopped snowing up there yet?
Cheers,
Lonnie
Hi Lonnie, Yes the snow is gone thank God, this weekend is maple syrup boiling. You know I think I am going to have to make 3 different style brackets. One with a flat plate on the back because this style does not work on the front vertical angled tube. It will work for the top front attachment. the bottom rear is going to have a flat plate on it too and I guess i can use this syle and stand it up vertical. the steel is 1/8" 1.75 box, should work well.
These photos confuse me a little sometimes after there posted and you click on them they straighten out. I have all Mac stuff and most of the time I use my iPhone
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