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Because you aren't bringing the fastener to the proper torque value.

I torqued and re-torque the bolts and the holes still get wallowed after hard use with the JJ's.
 
I torqued the bolts to the recommended value and then re-torqued them after a week. What am I missing here?

I torqued and re-torque the bolts and the holes still get wallowed after hard use with the JJ's.

What is the recommended torque value for the bolt you are using?
 
Fox iQS? https://www.ridefox.com/content.php?c=iqs (edit - this is the stuff from Justin, looks like)

Or maybe Magneride? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide

Fox iQS? https://www.ridefox.com/content.php?c=iqs (edit - this is the stuff from Justin, looks like)

Or maybe Magneride? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide

It seems to me that computer electronic adjustable interval bypass shocks would be the answer. Isn't Fox making a system like that for Can Am and Polaris SxS?
 
So now I understand how a slip-critical connection works, loads are transferred from one element to another through friction forces developed between the faying surfaces of the connection. These friction forces are generated by the extreme tightness of the structural bolts holding the connection together.

So what is a faying surface? The mating surface of a workpiece in contact with or in close proximity to another workpiece to which it is to be joined.

Ok I got the math and science. So why did my tract bar mounting holes wallowed out? I torqued the connecting bolt per manufacturers specs? If the manufacturer did the engineering correctly for the known loads then somehow something imparted loads in excess to the manufacturers assumed limits. Could it be my tract bar with the hard joints? What went wrong?
What went wrong is you either under or over-torqued the appropriate bolt. Under reduces the clamping force and allows movement. Over takes the bolt out of elastic deformation into plastic and it loses its stretch and clamping force.
Please help me understand my problem and offer a solution, could tell me the the fraying surface fiction numbers before and after I installed the new instant loads that tract bar is transferring through the slip-critical joint.
That's why these discussions suck. You do NOT need to know that shit, it won't help anyone and all you need to know is a proper bolt torqued correctly will stabilize the connection provided the hole has enough meat around it to match up to the faying surface of the bolt sleeve.
Thanks for your help in advance of your critical analysis I am sure you will offer.
Nope, you get the basics because you aren't designing a new connection where any extraneous information is required to solve the problem. The stock bolt size is appropriate when appropriately installed.
 
This was a few months ago. And I didn't retain the name because the cost made it prohibitive. The concept is interesting. And hopefully becomes viable enough to bring costs down in the future. Either as a retrofit or a new installion.

Gotcha, I did not know about Magneride till very recently .. was surprisingly pleased to see that something as complex is already in production cars from the factory.

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I asked Justin if he would tune my coil-overs on my jeep, since its a local company. He politely refused.

SDI makes a universal E-click kit for any shock with a reservoir, Its about 4k. Like Blaine said, most TJ owners are not going to throw 4k on top of the already high cost for quality shocks

That doesn't really do what I would expect an electronic shock to have going for it. That is basically (if the racer's description of how they use it is accurate) just a remote controlled DSC. I would expect it to be accelerometer based and adjust the damping automatically calculating shaft speed and position.
 
That doesn't really do what I would expect an electronic shock to have going for it. That is basically (if the racer's description of how they use it is accurate) just a remote controlled DSC. I would expect it to be accelerometer based and adjust the damping automatically calculating shaft speed and position.

Exactly what seems to be from what I briefly read.
 
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