Mark's 1G Winter Projects

[scheides]

Yee haw! All those custom parts look awesome! I dinked around with getting perfect fitment on the X with my 1680's but man it pays off once its perfect!

Safety gear, good brakes, good tires, and turn the boost down when you start, that's about my only advice. Go faaaaast! :D

[Kracka]

I love it, not only are you doing completely custom one-off work, but you're making it look good in the process. Hopefully I get to see this car sometime.

[turbotalon1g]

Speechless.

[enasnitsi]

Are the control arms a lot stronger with the ball joint receivers over just using the threaded ball joints.

[Mark Leasure]

Are the control arms a lot stronger with the ball joint receivers over just using the threaded ball joints.

The short answer is YES. I cannot tell you by how much, but I would not be comfortable using what you have in those pictures, at all.

[Goat Blower]

Non-adjustable tie rod ends used as ball joints, plus no triangulation point at the joint itself. No thanks.

[Kracka]

Those welded things look like they'd snap after one bad pothole.

[enasnitsi]

Those aren't mine. That's what someone is building and selling along with a k-member, but it didn't seem like any of it was very strong

[Pushit2.0]

I took the cheaper route on the injector oring blowing out and used silicone hose, very nice aluminum pieces Mark.

I second the fabricated lower control arms look a little sketchy at best.

~John

[Mark Leasure]

Those aren't mine. That's what someone is building and selling along with a k-member, but it didn't seem like any of it was very strong

Good there not yours! I will post up pics of mine once fabricated, it will take about a month. You will see a big difference.

I took the cheaper route on the injector oring blowing out and used silicone hose, very nice aluminum pieces Mark.

~John

I didn't even think of using hose, that would have worked fine! Thanks for the compliment too.

Those welded things look like they'd snap after one bad pothole.

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