Has anyone serviced (replaced) the bushings in the rear knuckle/arms?

[anyonebutme]

Yes, they cause toe in both in compression and extension, you'll remove the links when going to a spherical bearing. If going this far there's no reason to keep the trailing arm as is, time to cut, tube, and weld.

[Rakuny]

What makes you say that? Seems to me that there is a large gap between installing something like this and making tubular trailing arms? Thinking in terms of effort and gain in going tubular over this, very curious?

[anyonebutme]

To install these, you're breaking out the welder. It doesn't take that much more effort to cut off the sheetmetal part of the trailing arm and weld on 2 tubes from the bearing carrier to the rose joint mount. It will also be cheaper than buying that kit, and you can use a better joint. 8' of tube max, 2 joints and 2 threaded tube ends. It won't be worth it except for ability to change geometry and for shits and grins.

[Rakuny]

I am shit with the welder but I finished these up today
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Need to order the rod ends still

[KeithMac]

You need to be making a fair few kits for sale!.

[Rakuny]

I would either not make any money or not have any sales because of a ridiculously high price. I have hobby sized machines so things take a bit longer to do because of the limitations. Also, this is a pretty complex and large piece. It took 2 set ups in the lathe and 2 set ups in the mill. I have a lot of time into these and I still have to make the bolt spacers.