I broke a rear trailing arm at the track!, Holy Cow! |
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I broke a rear trailing arm at the track!, Holy Cow! |
Matt Romanowski |
Jul 18 2017, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
I was at Mont Tremblant this weekend with my track car. It's got a stock 3 liter, 915 with Martin's shift conversion, great suspension setup. Weights around 2000 lbs. I came in from a run and the right rear tire had WAY too much camber. It was obvious it was broken and about to rain, so we loaded up and waited for the complete diagnosis for when we got home. Put it on the lift to find the rear control arm coming apart. I'll post up more photos and analysis when I get the arm off, but wanted to share these.
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ChrisFoley |
Jul 19 2017, 04:51 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I've never seen a failure like that on a trailing arm. Definitely a rarity.
I expected a tear where the front tube attaches to the box after talking with Matt on the phone quickly last night. My reinforcing method wouldn't prevent that from happening. I'm interested in seeing the component up close now. |
gms |
Jul 19 2017, 10:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,695 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I've never seen a failure like that on a trailing arm. Definitely a rarity. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) glad you caught this before something bad happened on the track |
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