topcatcustom wrote:I don't think of rose joints as being cheap, as cheap ones are not great, so the only ones I would buy for anything that matters would probably be £30-£50 each.
With steering and suspension, I more than ever remember that you get what you pay for, and I don't want something failing on me doing 100mph and putting me into a tree etc. (Hence why Demon Tweeks etc do not sell cheap stuff)
The XM racing series M18 x1.5 rose joints are top motorsport spec and are £13.88 each. Compared to £50 or so for the cranked ones I currently have from Driftworks, they are a bargain. Using the absolute best rose joints and rods etc. I can get, I costed the entire front or rear end out at less that £200 for all suspension arms. I would never scrimp on such important parts.
My Driftworks front lower control arms alone were £240 and the tension rods £105, and the rose joints they use are a cheaper spec than the XM stuff McGill sells. Don't get me wrong, they are a great bit of kit, but parts from driftworks are not cheap (e.g. rear LCA spherical bearings are £30 each from them ffs! They're an £8 part from McGill) and the paint is fecking shite, they're already chipped and I've only taken them out of the box to look at lol. I know I can make something similar, for not much money, and not much maintenance cost. The car is gonna be a track slag so won't see a lot of miles, add in some rubber dust boots and the rose joints should last if maintained well, plus give me even better suspension adjustability. I'm going for something like the RK Tuning R32 skyline, but I'm getting mine on the road first before playing about with suspension ... doing this to fill my time hah!
RIP MGB V8 .... served me well as a learning curve.
R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!