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I am looking to extend my radius arms and was wondering if anyone has done this. How long did you extend them and where is the best place to start. Any help or opinions you guys have would be greatly appreciated.
Oh yeah I am running a 5.5 superflex coils and 37's
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That's exactly what I was looking for! would you recommend dropping the attachment point on the frame or just leaving it close to the frame? also how much of a bend would you say.....maybe 1 1/2 off set?
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Robert an Keith did a fantastic job on my arms and I beat them to death so their design is the way to go!!! Also it really added ALOT of flex and made a huge difference in every way. If you can talk them into building you a set I think would be your best option!!!
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I think we had 9 or 10 deg bend in them - not much but just enough. The bend was about center of tire if I remember correctly. The main limiting factor is the joint at the frame. The stock bushings don't allow free movement there. We didn't do a heim joint b/c we didn't want any side to side movement - just up and down.
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Thanks for the help! I am excited to start this one, I have two sets of arms and I will more than likely have to buy a 20' piece of tube.....I will probably fab up two sets.
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"goodoleboy" got my axles and arms ... Have not heard from him since I moved he was a neighbor of mine but not very active on the forum.
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FYI, be prepared to spend a TON of money on the tube! i picked up a used set of Duff's arms for $400 a while back. They are long gone, but by the time you buy 20' of tube and buy the 1-1/4" heims, you're gonna be close to the cost of a set of new arms!
Let us know what you decide to do. I built my frame mounts a little lower than stock, but not by much. You don't need to get them low. The longer arms actually help caster.
You can check my build thread for the ECORS racer to see how I made the frame mounts as well as the radius arms. I copied Keith and Robert on their design.
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What a awesome build! I am going to use the johnny joints instead of heims joints but plan on dropping the frame mounts a little for a better angle.
I think I can get the DOM for around $11 a foot and the joints are $50 ea so I will be at $350......not too bad.