Rear Suspension Link Arm

[Davezj]

i have had a thought about that and i might have jumped to a conclusion to soon.

i have looked at my spare arms again, and the bracket is quite chunky, don't get me wrong it can be beefed up with a welded plate. but i am worndering if your bracket might have just been rusted away. i only say this due to the other issues you have had with rust, it might be an idea to have a good look at bracket to see if there is any areas of bad corrosion. it looks like the bracket has split right through, the bracket with no corrosion on its about 2-3m thick. so it should in all reality it should be strong enough even for the upgraded anti roll bars.

what i am getting at is if the bracket has lots of rust and deep corrosion on it then a standard arm might be OK for you, as it will not be rusted and you can make sure it is clean before you fit it so a quick covering with stone chip paint of something like that should protected the are for the future from road salt and water.

[giblet]

Yup looks like rust was the main cause. Ordering replacement ones today

[Davezj]

before you get them fitted make sure you give them a coat of paint, say hammerite or something like that just to give them a bit more of a rust proffing.rather than relying on the basic satin black paint that seem get sprayed on (in the thinest possible coat) most automotive parts.

[giblet]

Didn't get a chance to order them yesterday. Finally got round to having a look on Camskill and its £195.96 per arm. Is that the going rate?

[adaxo]

I don't remember exact quote from about 2 years ago but what I remember they been very dear.

[giblet]

Ffs my wallet keeps taking a battering with this car. Then there is fitting on top. Goddamit!

[Pugme]

£400 a pair....


I would definitely be going for second hand! Lol

[Davezj]

anyone breaking a car will have a pair, it is just about the last thing that gets taken off the car though.
but i would be surprised if anuone wants more than £20 each for them.

[Louis]

try here, they ship from UAE and from Japan, but prices are good.

A new arm is quite substantial, and shouldn't have any probe with uprated roll bars.

[giblet]

try here, they ship from UAE and from Japan, but prices are good.

A new arm is quite substantial, and shouldn't have any probe with uprated roll bars.

Can't see a link.

Sourced a second hand pair for £30. Will clean them up and see if they will benefit from some extra support at the droplink bit.

[Davezj]

Can't see a link.

Sourced a second hand pair for £30. Will clean them up and see if they will benefit from some extra support at the droplink bit.

As long as they are not routed out on the bracket it should be fine. When I checked my spares the metal was about 3 mm thick which should be plants thick enough to handle the up rated ARB.
Give them a wire brush and a good clean the so rust protection and paint and they should last the rest of the lifetime of the car.
If you do get an extra plate welded in I would fit it inside the plate that is already there, and just put a few tack welds round the edge. You will see what I mean when you look at the arm in your hand.

[giblet]

As long as they are not routed out on the bracket it should be fine. When I checked my spares the metal was about 3 mm thick which should be plants thick enough to handle the up rated ARB.
Give them a wire brush and a good clean the so rust protection and paint and they should last the rest of the lifetime of the car.
If you do get an extra plate welded in I would fit it inside the plate that is already there, and just put a few tack welds round the edge. You will see what I mean when you look at the arm in your hand.

Cheers Dave. Will be stripping away as much of the surface rust as I can before using a rust converter and then treating it to protect it.

[Louis]

oops!

http://www.epc-data.com

https://www.amayama.com/en/search?cu...826&q=MR215372

[peter thomson]

If you don't uprate those arms they will fail ,far easier to do that now than later when on the car.

[adaxo]

I run cusco arb for about 2-3 years and like cornering hard and they still in one piece. tbh issues with splitting rear arms pull me off installing shelby arb's.