Of all the criteria used to pick an upper echelon arm and you let the only one that doesn't matter sway your opinion? How odd.
Are these shitty control arms?
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M35A2
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tquig01
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I have these on my (technically my son's) Jeep. It will never see any serious wheeling other than trail riding and I needed adjustable CA to fix the pinion angle from the lift the previous owner put on. I couldn't see dropping the $$ for something that would be unnecessary for his intended use. We had too many things that had to get fixed that the money was better spent on. I figured rubber bushings worked from the factory and this thing isn't going to get flexed to the extreme like some people's on here.
Yes, the material matters very much for a high end arm. That is why the Savvy arms are high end, the material selection is correct for the application and since I had a hand in their design I know it is appropriate.
M35A2
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Like most who don't understand, you applied the wrong question. The question isn't which one has a higher fatigue life, it is instead, does aluminum in the right alloy have enough fatigue life to work as a control arm and the answer is a resounding yes. I do like that you brought up high stress though, do you know of a higher stress environment than racing in the rocks? Like KOH for example?So you're saying that you're biased because you're personally involved with the product.
"Appropriate" or not, steel has a much higher fatigue life than aluminum (practically infinite), so I'll stick with it in high-stress applications.
X2. Savvy's aluminum control arms take more of a beating during one King of the Hammers event than others take in a lifetime or three of normal driving/offroading.
Yeah, it is unfortunate that the fatigue life of aluminum is so short and limited that we have to make airplanes out of steel.
Fuckin' MIG-25's, just ruining it for everyone else. Leave it to the goddamned Pinko Commies to fuck up the sarcasm!
Oh, it's a national "we." I was being all global and inclusive with my weeing. My bad.
Which steel?
Which aluminum?
What stresses?
I think Mr. Blaine makes a great point , and something I personally want to try to be more conscious of on here now ..not to prescribe a universal solution for everyone .
And honestly , I don't have the "forum approved" set up on my Jeep anyway . I thought Currie was a spice or something.
According to general consensus , I'm not supposed to have long arms or rough country products , and I have a rough country 4" lift long arm lift and will put the Jeep up against any lifted TJ on driveability . Any.
I can't help but think that what most people first need is a safe Jeep, one that can't hurt them or their family , or mine or yours if they lost control .
I'm not arguing products , success speaks for itself , but I'm hugely convinced that knowledge of the shop or whoever designs the lift/build plays a huge role , as well as overall vehicle condition and workmanship.
And honestly , I don't have the "forum approved" set up on my Jeep anyway . I thought Currie was a spice or something.
According to general consensus , I'm not supposed to have long arms or rough country products , and I have a rough country 4" lift long arm lift and will put the Jeep up against any lifted TJ on driveability . Any.
I can't help but think that what most people first need is a safe Jeep, one that can't hurt them or their family , or mine or yours if they lost control .
I'm not arguing products , success speaks for itself , but I'm hugely convinced that knowledge of the shop or whoever designs the lift/build plays a huge role , as well as overall vehicle condition and workmanship.
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You mean the kind airplanes that expand and contract multiple times a day for 30, 40 or more years?
Your shops are a lot more friendly than I'm used to.
Hey, hey; not true! The OP posted up the Tier 3's and, at the time, had only one reply from Chris who had said that the ones he originally posted would probably do fine. I was merely pointing out that, if he was going to pop the kind of coin they wanted for the Tier 3's, he might as well get the best for just a bit more.
M35A2
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Aluminum control arms and steering components have been available for the TJ since the early 2000s. If aluminum was a problem would you not think it would have showed up by now?
And while it is really a luxury Savvy arms are double adjustable and Currie is not.
And while it is really a luxury Savvy arms are double adjustable and Currie is not.
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