 Dansk 911 Front Control Arms, Anbody Using Them? |
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| 914Sixer |
 Feb 8 2016, 07:20 PM
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I know that URO is making them BUT I have a long standing hate relationship with their stuff. I see that Dansk is now making the arms. They are priced about $50-$100 above the URO arms. I hope the cost difference is because they are made in Europe. Anybody got any info?
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| mepstein |
Feb 8 2016, 07:34 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,876 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I think we get ours from Dansk. I'll check tomorrow.
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| Larmo63 |
Feb 8 2016, 07:43 PM
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| aturboman |
Feb 9 2016, 11:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 18-October 11 From: CA Member No.: 13,687 Region Association: None |
They are both made on the same tooling in Taiwan. Tooling cost can be prohibitive for high tooling cost / low volume parts like these so it's pretty common for companies to share the expense.
I consulted on this project, so this is firsthand knowledge. |
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| 914Sixer |
Feb 9 2016, 08:39 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,123 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Well I guess that answered the question where the control arms are made. Maybe Taiwan is a positive over China? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Chris914n6 |
Feb 9 2016, 09:11 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,465 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Most if not all aftermarket body parts are made in Taiwan. Probably good enough for a driver.
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| Mikey914 |
Feb 10 2016, 09:24 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,767 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Maybe not. I have seen some "new" parts being pulled from old tools in Germany.
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| Mark Henry |
Feb 10 2016, 10:32 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I just did this job and the only hard bit is dissasembly.
After that it's all quite easy, so I'd spend my money on a better bushing from Elephant, Tangerine or Rebel. I used McMark's (Muller) bearing, but I don't know if he offers them anymore. If you want rubber to be "correct" the bushing systems are reversible. BTW after seeing how rubber distorts I'm not impressed. |
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| stugray |
Feb 10 2016, 02:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(aturboman @ Feb 9 2016, 10:55 AM)  They are both made on the same tooling in Taiwan. Tooling cost can be prohibitive for high tooling cost / low volume parts like these so it's pretty common for companies to share the expense. I consulted on this project, so this is firsthand knowledge. If you understand the engineering bits that went into the design, then may I ask a question? If I wanted to get the equivalent of the expensive offset balljoints for more front camber, is there any engineering reason that I cannot just lengthen the A-arm by welding in a 1/2-3/4" spacer to make the cross-member longer? |
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