Wisbone strengthening plates, where from?

[John]

Iirc tas used to do these, but seeing as they are no longer trading i could do with finding out who does now. TA!:thumb:

[Jon_nova1]

http://www.chrisastleymotorsport.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=36&osCsid=4d99862fdd73565a1a5f36a9e114032d

that? lol

[Mike]

as in the lower suspension arms?

[Stuart]

just get a 3mm sheet of steel and make yer own up :)

[John]

Nope not the chassis plating kit! The WISHBONE strenthening plates.

[Mike]

just get a 3mm sheet of steel and make yer own up :)

yep :D worked a treat for me :thumb:

[John]

just get a 3mm sheet of steel and make yer own up :)

Cba really, the tas ones were only 4 quid each. Not even worth firing the hacksaw in for.lol

[Mike]

like that (altho that was a template lol)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/PICT0004-1.jpg

[Mike]

call them then: http://www.tasautomotive.com/

[John]

Similar, the one's i want/have seen are full length ones, with holes in to access the ball jont nuts.

[John]

Not the same tas mate. (transautosport, preston lancs)

[Mike]

Similar, the one's i want/have seen are full length ones, with holes in to access the ball jont nuts.

ah ha, like Chris's then ;) there so easy to make yourself tho, you may aswell just do that, then fit polybushes at the same, re-con the front ARB, and fit bushes to that whilst its off too :thumb:

[burgo]

i dont beleave anyone makes them. just do you own
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1775-1.jpg?t=1176326410

i just got the plate welded on then cut off the excess

[Mike]

how do you plan on changing your ball joints Burgo??

[burgo]

spanner up the end ;) , already done it aswell so i know its possible

[Mike]

spanner up the end ;) , already done it aswell so i know its possible

aah smart move matey ;)

[burgo]

i wish i had a close up of the welding. i got a mates dad to do it whos been an engineer for about 35 years so is the dogs danglies at welding

[craig green]

Just draw around the TCA & get a engineer shop or panel fabricator to knock up a few. Cost me ?12 to have 3 pairs made a few years back.

[Paul]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/DSC04524.jpg

[Paul]

not best welding but will do, never had nay problems with unstrengthened ones....

[Mike]

never had nay problems with unstrengthened ones....

same here, i only done mine as they were off anyway

[loggyboy]

I cant see any advantage to these.
They increase unsprung weight, in accident they increase the likely hood of chassis damage (rather than just bending the arm)

any advantage of increased rigidity is negligeable as the arm is as strong as it needs to be in the directions it needs to be (ie up and down, as its doesnt flex along its length.)

Ps its called a track arm not a wishbone, funily enough wishbones look like... well wishbones. = \/

[Paul]

the point of doing these is that when you put an engine, in my case nearly 200bhp more and the same increase in torque more than what the car was designed to have, things are going to start to get stressed.

Especially where the power is going to the road and the thing it will take its toll on will be lower panel where tie bars pulling, tca's twisting. so the idea is to prevent them trying to bend/twist/snap.

However as you said loggy they will not crumple as they were designed for in a crash....

[John]

I cant see any advantage to these.
They increase unsprung weight, in accident they increase the likely hood of chassis damage (rather than just bending the arm)

any advantage of increased rigidity is negligeable as the arm is as strong as it needs to be in the directions it needs to be (ie up and down, as its doesnt flex along its length.)

Ps its called a track arm not a wishbone, funily enough wishbones look like... well wishbones. = \/

Actually it's called a track control arm if we're picking at stuff. :p You knew what i meant by wishbone didn't you though?

i don't intend to crash it either.:p

i've seen with my own eyes a standard wishbone on a friends let nova crack around the tie bar mount., so i'd rather not take the risk thanks all the same.:thumb:

[loggyboy]

No one intends to crash! However after spending months preparing a shell id much rather replace a ?5 'track control arm' that 'might split' under the stress of a powerful engine, rather than spending the months finding and re-preparing a new shell (or getting the old one jigged). WHat sort of power to you intened to run? and what application is the car to be used for?