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saved a few quid, my trailing arms.
takumi - 9/3/07 at 01:54 PM

Got bored on wednesday, and decided to make up some rose jointed(1/2" unf) trailing arms for my locost build. The first one came out pretty neat, so carried on with the others.
- well chuffed .

They are 315mm between centers, upto +375mm possible. Rescued attachment trail123.jpg
Rescued attachment trail123.jpg

pajsh - 9/3/07 at 02:46 PM

What a cracking idea.

I currently have one or two problems with my trailing arms and these would be a perfect fix.

Must get some made.

Mr Whippy - 9/3/07 at 02:51 PM

well I can tell you I love those and I'm going to do the same, ta

takumi - 9/3/07 at 03:02 PM

The tubes are 25.4mm (imperial in reality)x 3mm.

The lengths I cut were around 245-255mm and a welded in threaded bung (abouts 3-4mm potruding out the end) with the rose joints threaded in c/c = 315mm ish. With room to shorten or lengthen.

atb


tak

Mr Whippy - 9/3/07 at 03:24 PM

great thanks

NS Dev - 9/3/07 at 03:51 PM

Don't like to take the shine of what is a lovely job but its not a good idea to rose joint both ends, best to have a bush at one end.

takumi - 9/3/07 at 04:28 PM

ACEsportscars sell the same trailing arms threaded for rosejoints both ends.

I see where you're comming from though..

But for me this has saved me a few £as I had lots of rose joints around, saves me buying bushes and jigging them.

locogeoff - 9/3/07 at 05:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
Don't like to take the shine of what is a lovely job but its not a good idea to rose joint both ends, best to have a bush at one end.


Please excuse my ignorance, if its not for the case where all four arms could unscrew without you noticing! why?

ScotJebus - 9/3/07 at 05:47 PM

well id guess you would use, lock nuts and washers to stop that from happening anyway

Richard Quinn - 9/3/07 at 07:45 PM

quote:


Please excuse my ignorance, if its not for the case where all four arms could unscrew without you noticing! why?


Oh, I think you'd notice ok if they did unscrew!

Not likely to happen though if you think about the threads

takumi - 9/3/07 at 08:05 PM

Unscrewing themselves?

Mark Allanson - 9/3/07 at 08:14 PM

Even more locost, these cost me £10, and one made up my panhard rod Rescued attachment BluebirdTrailingArms.jpg
Rescued attachment BluebirdTrailingArms.jpg

D Beddows - 9/3/07 at 09:40 PM

This is straying dangerously close to 'questions you should never ask' on here' territory search for a thread titled "Poly Bushes vs Rose Joints on trailing arms" to see what I mean

[Edited on 9/3/07 by D Beddows]

AdamR - 9/3/07 at 10:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Even more locost, these cost me £10, and one made up my panhard rod


What're those from Mark? Or did you make them yourself?

blueshift - 10/3/07 at 12:39 AM

Nissan bluebird rear suspension

I have two, need to get two more.

Mark Allanson - 10/3/07 at 09:03 AM

Yup, Bluebird, this model Rescued attachment Nissan Bluebird.jpg
Rescued attachment Nissan Bluebird.jpg

NS Dev - 10/3/07 at 10:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
This is straying dangerously close to 'questions you should never ask' on here' territory search for a thread titled "Poly Bushes vs Rose Joints on trailing arms" to see what I mean

[Edited on 9/3/07 by D Beddows]


Yep, hence my deliberately brief reply so as not to get into a long discussion where I get lost again!!!!!

Nothing to do with unscrewing, I hasten to add that is not a concern at all!

NS Dev - 10/3/07 at 10:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Even more locost, these cost me £10, and one made up my panhard rod


Now they are a corking idea.

Have a look under the back of various recent-ish toyotas and you'll find the same type of thing, nice and light too.

I think Avensis and Corolla have them.

They are made for Toyota by a company in birmingham, ZF Lemforder.