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Old 01-01-2010, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl Buchka View Post
Nice project you've got going on here.

Is there a specific reason you went with billet uprights? You could save quite a bit of weight and end up with a stronger part by going with a sheet metal weldment.

Well, these are stronger and I don't have to worry about a weld failure.. plus they are not that heavy. Another benefit was the upper ball joint and the fact that these add a full degree of camber gain. I also gained over an inch of shock travel.
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