Adjustable Rear Upper Control Arm (A-RUCA) for rear camber adjustment
03-23-2012, 09:41 AM
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$100 each…I needed a set to start with.
Done…as you can see.
I liked Hotchkis’s the best (for the 1st gen), but none would fit the re-designed 2nd gen rear suspension, so I had to design my own.
This was done in the last stage…
I’m not a fab shop…so I’m not setup for producing automotive parts. I’m an aerospace structures engineer. But you are probably right to make them from scratch…since I wasn’t planning on mass producing them, I hadn’t really thought about it…but good idea!
03-23-2012, 02:13 PM
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$100 each…I needed a set to start with.
dead on.....I had the same price
This is true…if I make them from scratch, I can hold a lot closer tolerances (OEMs are stamped) and I would not have to throw away the outboard end.
Done…as you can see.
quite well from the looks of it. This is the step that makes scratch production possible.
I liked Hotchkis’s the best (for the 1st gen), but none would fit the re-designed 2nd gen rear suspension, so I had to design my own.
I did too, but the eibachs were cheaper to order since I was only getting them for the machine shop to see the basic idea I was going for. I knew they wouldn't fit.
This was done in the last stage…
Again, looks to be very well done...as would be the case with an engineer
I’m not a fab shop…so I’m not setup for producing automotive parts. I’m an aerospace structures engineer. But you are probably right to make them from scratch…since I wasn’t planning on mass producing them, I hadn’t really thought about it…but good idea!
03-28-2012, 06:20 PM
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I would like to know how can I buy a set from you and what do I need to do to make that happen. I need a set rather sooner than later
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03-28-2012, 10:08 PM
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I showed these adjustable RUCAs to the service manager at Performance Toyota and I showed him my car on TRD springs…enough said. He is going to install them and set it up right. He is also going to measure the maximum negative camber these arms will adjust down to, for you low and slow guys that like “stance”… That maximum negative camber will be recorded, photographed and posted here. My final settings will also be posted here.
These A-RUCAs have been sent to Mike at The Powder Coaters…
Stand by for further progress and details…
This is still the prototype, so that is why no PMs...hang in there.
These A-RUCAs have been sent to Mike at The Powder Coaters…
Stand by for further progress and details…
This is still the prototype, so that is why no PMs...hang in there.
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04-02-2012, 10:57 AM
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04-02-2012, 07:08 PM
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The plan is to get the prototypes on and tested.
Like I’ve said before, I’ve made 10 of each part (except for the arm itself) for right now…the first 2 will be on my car. We'll see what happens when I get the arms made for the other 8 sets of parts.
04-02-2012, 11:18 PM
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Well since I expressed my interest first and there are only 8 (possible)sets that you might sell I'll take the chance and start a list. I understand the fact that they haven't been tested yet and you just may decide not to sell them. But if everything works out and I hope it does the list is ready to go.
Adjustable Rear Upper Control Arm (A-RUCA)
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Adjustable Rear Upper Control Arm (A-RUCA)
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