Torque Arm question(s)... - Lateral-g Forums

zo6s10 · #1 10-04-2014, 12:15 PM

Nice first post!
I replied over at s10f. If I knew you were serious I would have sent you here

As I said there look at a truck arm. It's strong, for a truck :lol: and simple. Don't know much about a TA setup. Think Ron has both, maybe ask him.
$5000 Mustang [url]http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/38420-5000-budget-Mustang/page2?p=346087#post346087[/url]

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And I'm supscribed for Ron's answer

zo6s10 · #2 10-04-2014, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zo6s10

Nice first post!
I replied over at s10f. If I knew you were serious I would have sent you here

As I said there look at a truck arm. It's strong, for a truck :lol: and simple. Don't know much about a TA setup. Think Ron has both, maybe ask him.
$5000 Mustang [url]http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/38420-5000-budget-Mustang/page2?p=346087#post346087[/url]

American Motors Xperimental [url]http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showpost.php4?p=386265&;postcount=7[/url]

And I'm supscribed for Ron's answer

WTF happened? with spell check and FF^^^

Vince@Meanstreets · #3 10-04-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zo6s10

WTF happened? with spell check and FF^^^

im not gonna say it was aliens, but it was aliens. or Skynet.

Just sayin.

DavidBoren · #4 10-04-2014, 12:46 PM

I will look into a truck arm, for sure. Thank you for the suggestion.

I had never even heard of it before seeing it mentioned in Ron's rear suspension write-up. It looks bare bones simple, and sturdy. Both are qualities that I am looking for. I am curious about the adjustability of the truck arm suspension, as I would like to be able to adjust it to learn more about how different settings affect the handling.

I am not going to fool myself into thinking that I am educated enough or experienced enough to tackle fabricating a front suspension for this truck. So the front is going to be basically stock, except for proven aftermarket, bolt-on's.

I have heard good things about the S10 being used in auto-X, so the front end can't be all that bad of a starting point.

Anyways, thank you for the replies. I look forward to learning from you guys. It looks like I came to the right place.

zo6s10 · #5 10-04-2014, 01:22 PM

Check out Tyler, s10 frame. It is super light.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTs67QQ89pK4Ww0oz3MGYdw
Adam at Road Atlanta (Tall AFX Spindles, leafs and homeade caltracs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-A9ZYCrv2
Tyson aka rentedmule. He is the man! all bolt on, pulled leaf (or 3) and one hell of a driver!
http://www.pro-tourings10.com/index....43&topic=150.0

^^^those are the guys you should talk to. Tyson might try to give me some credit but he runs his daily driver and won his class last year! He also drives it in Canada snow. He is my hero. I have only driven poly bushed and dropped to the ground junk. Working on a full frame but don't want to give out the info yet.

DavidBoren · #6 10-04-2014, 02:10 PM

Wow, thanks, Eric. I replied to your PM before I saw your post here.

DavidBoren · #7 10-04-2014, 06:59 PM

Looking at the truck arm suspension brings up a couple new questions.

Is it as adjustable as the 3-link torque arm suspension?

Right now I am going to essentially build a rear suspension balanced to the grip possible from a relatively stock front suspension. But as I improve my driving skills and understanding of suspensions, I would eventually like to rebuild the front end for more grip. And at that point, I will need to be able to adjust my rear suspension to be balanced.

I have some more questions about the geometry of the truck arms, but I might save that for a new thread. Right now, given my intentions, would it be better to build a truck arm or 3-link/torque arm suspension? I do want to be able to adjust it as my skills and understanding improve. And I would like to be able to adjust it to match any grip improvements I make to the front.