Anyone make their own contol arms?
03-04-2010, 02:40 PM
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Well for one, the track bar is the one piece of metal responsible for supporting the lion's share of lateral load on an axle. Lateral loads are the highest when turning at high speed, which coincidentally happens to be one of the most dangerous situations to have the suspension fail.
The drag link, driveshaft and other 4 links will hold up to some point if the track bar fails, but ...
In the case of the CAs the loads are distributed over 4 links and loads are the highest when you are braking or hitting bumps in a straight line.
The JK may depreciate, but our interest of staying in one piece should not.
It's just a matter of personal preference.
I'm interested to see what some have created out there that's all.
And I have nothing against any of the off the shelf products, heck I'm sporting some Teraflex LCA myself and can only praise the quality put into these products.
What peaked my interest I guess is an article I read were you could purchase the heim joints and components, and providing your a competent welder, you could fab your own.
I understand the concern some would have over Joe Schmoe fabbing up some of his own components and rocking down the freeway when something goes wrong and takes out the van with the family in it. But that's why we spread the educational word out so that those interested can make things right
Furthermore, I respect that some are a little trepid when it comes to doing their own work on stuff...I most certainly am not, I have yet to visit a mechanic for anything on my JK, and yet I have absolutely 100% no concerns over the quality of my work...yes, to each their own.
This is also why I posted this in the Xtreme slot as most here are more interested in hands on fabbing of their own components and such.
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03-04-2010, 04:44 PM
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Well for one, the track bar is the one piece of metal responsible for supporting the lion's share of lateral load on an axle. Lateral loads are the highest when turning at high speed, which coincidentally happens to be one of the most dangerous situations to have the suspension fail.
The drag link, driveshaft and other 4 links will hold up to some point if the track bar fails, but ...
In the case of the CAs the loads are distributed over 4 links and loads are the highest when you are braking or hitting bumps in a straight line.
The JK may depreciate, but our interest of staying in one piece should not.
It's just a matter of personal preference.
03-04-2010, 06:54 PM
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ya...I just picked myself up a welder and feel like welding everything
I'm currently working on redoing a utility trailer so it can handle the abuse off road, part of my build will be an independent suspension utilizing my old JK LCA take offs...I'll take some pics.
I may look into fabbing my own control arms for the Jeep from here....we'll see.
I'm currently working on redoing a utility trailer so it can handle the abuse off road, part of my build will be an independent suspension utilizing my old JK LCA take offs...I'll take some pics.
I may look into fabbing my own control arms for the Jeep from here....we'll see.
03-05-2010, 10:17 AM
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The point was to say the ones that make their own stuff for a buggy, truggy or what ever else start from scratch or a POS. I do it my own self.
The people that buy a new vechicle usually do not do this and those that do have enough money do not have to make there own. When you can have very well made items for just a little cash.
Give it 2-3 more years and there will be a lot of Jks in the state to be bought really cheap and lend theirselves to extreme modding.
Last edited by mkjeep; 03-05-2010 at 05:04 PM. Reason: competing forum mention
03-05-2010, 12:29 PM
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So what are you like a 25 year old kid??
The point was to say the ones that make their own stuff for a buggy, truggy or what ever else start from scratch or a POS. I do it my own self.
The people that buy a new vechicle usually do not do this and those that do have enough money do not have to make there own. When you can have very well made items for just a little cash.
Give it 2-3 more years and there will be a lot of Jks in the state to be bought really cheap and lend theirselves to extreme modding.
The point was to say the ones that make their own stuff for a buggy, truggy or what ever else start from scratch or a POS. I do it my own self.
The people that buy a new vechicle usually do not do this and those that do have enough money do not have to make there own. When you can have very well made items for just a little cash.
Give it 2-3 more years and there will be a lot of Jks in the state to be bought really cheap and lend theirselves to extreme modding.
Xtreme JK Tech
Bulletin board forum regarding technical information, questions and discussions about extreme builds and highly modified Jeep JK Wranglers. This would include subjects such as welding, metal fabrication or the building of custom fabricated components like suspension, roll cages and armor. Other related topics would include significant axle or drivetrain upgrades and engine swaps. Please note this is NOT a show and tell forum.
So anyone else fabricate or consider fabricating their own control arms for the JK yet?
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03-05-2010, 12:39 PM
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I invite you to review the description of this forum.
Xtreme JK Tech
Bulletin board forum regarding technical information, questions and discussions about extreme builds and highly modified Jeep JK Wranglers. This would include subjects such as welding, metal fabrication or the building of custom fabricated components like suspension, roll cages and armor. Other related topics would include significant axle or drivetrain upgrades and engine swaps. Please note this is NOT a show and tell forum.
So anyone else fabricate or consider fabricating their own control arms for the JK yet?
Xtreme JK Tech
Bulletin board forum regarding technical information, questions and discussions about extreme builds and highly modified Jeep JK Wranglers. This would include subjects such as welding, metal fabrication or the building of custom fabricated components like suspension, roll cages and armor. Other related topics would include significant axle or drivetrain upgrades and engine swaps. Please note this is NOT a show and tell forum.
So anyone else fabricate or consider fabricating their own control arms for the JK yet?
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...romise+offroad
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03-05-2010, 01:04 PM
#17
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So what are you like a 25 year old kid??
The point was to say the ones that make their own stuff for a buggy, truggy or what ever else start from scratch or a POS. I do it my own self.
The people that buy a new vechicle usually do not do this and those that do have enough money do not have to make there own. When you can have very well made items for just a little cash.
Give it 2-3 more years and there will be a lot of Jks in the state to be bought really cheap and lend theirselves to extreme modding. Go over to the pirate website and you will see how it should be done in quite a few threads.
The point was to say the ones that make their own stuff for a buggy, truggy or what ever else start from scratch or a POS. I do it my own self.
The people that buy a new vechicle usually do not do this and those that do have enough money do not have to make there own. When you can have very well made items for just a little cash.
Give it 2-3 more years and there will be a lot of Jks in the state to be bought really cheap and lend theirselves to extreme modding. Go over to the pirate website and you will see how it should be done in quite a few threads.
03-05-2010, 03:28 PM
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I could care less if I were to put them on my depreciating JK or a trail basher, I would expect the same quality regardless.
I'm interested to see what some have created out there that's all.
And I have nothing against any of the off the shelf products, heck I'm sporting some Teraflex LCA myself and can only praise the quality put into these products.
What peaked my interest I guess is an article I read were you could purchase the heim joints and components, and providing your a competent welder, you could fab your own.
I understand the concern some would have over Joe Schmoe fabbing up some of his own components and rocking down the freeway when something goes wrong and takes out the van with the family in it. But that's why we spread the educational word out so that those interested can make things right
Furthermore, I respect that some are a little trepid when it comes to doing their own work on stuff...I most certainly am not, I have yet to visit a mechanic for anything on my JK, and yet I have absolutely 100% no concerns over the quality of my work...yes, to each their own.
This is also why I posted this in the Xtreme slot as most here are more interested in hands on fabbing of their own components and such.
I'm interested to see what some have created out there that's all.
And I have nothing against any of the off the shelf products, heck I'm sporting some Teraflex LCA myself and can only praise the quality put into these products.
What peaked my interest I guess is an article I read were you could purchase the heim joints and components, and providing your a competent welder, you could fab your own.
I understand the concern some would have over Joe Schmoe fabbing up some of his own components and rocking down the freeway when something goes wrong and takes out the van with the family in it. But that's why we spread the educational word out so that those interested can make things right
Furthermore, I respect that some are a little trepid when it comes to doing their own work on stuff...I most certainly am not, I have yet to visit a mechanic for anything on my JK, and yet I have absolutely 100% no concerns over the quality of my work...yes, to each their own.
This is also why I posted this in the Xtreme slot as most here are more interested in hands on fabbing of their own components and such.
Im not sure if you meant to say that my trackbar design was... let say "redneck" or not... but to clear up any concerns... I have a mech. engineering degree. I run stress test on many different items where I work. I also did a stress analysis on the design that I created. So I understand your concern about someone throwing parts together under their jeep... thats not the case here.
Although I know my around a welder and a lathe in a life or death situation
, I am not a professional in that field so I tend to think conservatively in that respect.Either way, I am not trying to undermine anyone's creativity, some mods just defy common sense.
03-05-2010, 06:16 PM
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Thanks Spinlock for clearing it up... I have had trouble when posting in other areas on the forum... they see where I live and assume that no one could possibly be smart and live in Alabama.