I'm thinking of using M12 male rose joints to anchor the tie bars on my robin hood (spit spit, gargle) to the chassis

Are these sufficient or should I go bigger? All data for shear strength etc would point to them being ok, thoughts...

PS, am drunk and about to order them online, along with a whole host of other things I havn't got round to buying yet, so any quick reply would be mucho appreciated

i think i read on the old trackstore website (they were good too where did they go?!) thaqt M12 or 1/2" should be the minimum considered for race car suspension, therefore i'd say for road use they'll be fine

that said, all my suspension it 5/8" rose joints...

tart very much, they have a shear force of 2.5 tonne so I guess they are ok

I used 1/2" UNF Rose joints when i did my Tie bars last year .

Mike

What RH have you got , out of interest

mine is a series 3, (not 3a)

any pics?

Nice, swear I've seen that car before down here!

I won't post a pic of mine..............

OOPS there where 2 posts with pics , now there is non , ill try again .

Mike
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Hi

If possible always use a UNF threaded joint. With it being a finer thread it means any adjustments can be made to a finer tolerance.

Cheers Matt