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Old 09-15-2009, 06:06 PM
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Default Steering Arms for ATS spindles

For what it's worth, I put ATS spindles on a custom fabricated suspension in my Corvette (front steer, rack and pinion). Tyler did not have A-body (front steer) arms at the time. I bought a block of T7075 aluminum and had a very good machinist in Phoenix put the dimensions I gave him (based on the bump steer and Ackerman measurements I had taken) in CAD and then CNC machine the arms for me. They are very similar to the A-body arms, but are probably not exactly the same dimensions. I wouldn't want to take business away from Tyler if he is still producing the steering arms, but there is at least another alternative. I haven't hard anodized the arms yet (T7075 should be anodized to prevent surface corrosion). The arms were pretty expensive (one-off), but part of the cost was the initial computer set-up and the cost of the jig, something that could be partially offset if you produced more than one set. I'll try to find a better picture of the steering arms.
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