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Re: I need some idea's for a new EF front crossmember

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Originally Posted by iceracercrx

Heims aren't strong enough for auto-xs??? They have only been on every racecar built after WW2 and every plane for that matter.

Look in to mono ball joints, one could machine peices to make it work with stock arms.

Randy

Heims are strong enough to do the trick, not saying they're not. But like anything else they do require maintenence, and when they start to wear out they need to be replaced. I have seen a few instances where a quick off-road dirt trip at a solo event has broken a heim here and there, and that's what I wanted to avoid. As it turns out though, my newest turbo build actually lets me use the stock x-member, so I put it back on and have poly bushings in it for now and poly for the entire front end. I'll see how it does hopefully in a few weeks.

Re: I need some idea's for a new EF front crossmember

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Originally Posted by ososlohatch

not that i dont believe you but i asked a couple company's and the said that its a very bad idea to try and nog rig eg traction bars to work on ef's,

THe only thing different would be the control arm mount and length.