Thread: Rear Trailing Arms

Originally Posted by 86mud

i agree with Isuzurover - sleeve with 42mm tube is the way to go. I did that to mine as well as installing offset bushes on the chassis end from

Suspension Bushes

Cheers
Andrew

A bit of a waste of money, because you loose all the rubber from the bottom of the bush, in turn it will not give as must done travel as the std bush fitted with cranked arms.

Just FYI CraigE, for comparo, all up cost for mine (Adrenaline 4x4) was $360 delivered to my door.

Originally Posted by scott oz

Ok I'll ask the question what's a "core" I gather the charge is simply the deposit if not returned in the 30 Days whatever.

Basically you give them your old set of arms. From the add it appears that the core exchange applies to front arms. Getting this clarified as we speak.
Cheers
Craig

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Yes indeed. I just used what I had lying around. CDS is something like 25% stronger than equivalent OD NB pipe, but a sleeved standard arm will be stronger again.

Here are mine - hard to judge the diameter from the pic, but compare the diameter to the pin diameter and the size of the bush.


The late model arms aren't much thicker than the pin diameter

Cant even buy steel tube up here let alone CDS tube. What suppliers normally stock this stuff? May be an option if I just buy standard arms.
Cheers
Craig

Originally Posted by Sith

Yeah a mate just had his arrive and he got the a-frame spacer , rear arms , front arms ... took 6 working days to be delivered which I must say is very quick for US standards .
I was looking over his and helped him press the bushes in and every weld is spot on

Did he have to send his old ones back to them?
Looking at the set complete with bushes. Only going to o the rears atm especially if the fronts have to be sent back.
Cheers
Craig

Originally Posted by CraigE

Cant even buy steel tube up here let alone CDS tube. What suppliers normally stock this stuff? May be an option if I just buy standard arms.
Cheers
Craig

Pretty sure the tube I bought is just this:
OneSteel Products: Pipe - Tubeline® (AS1074) Medium & Heavy - Plain Ends

250MPa is more than strong enough.

Specialty Metals in Malaga do CDS IRC.


EDIT - I am sure these guys can sell you some 250MPa tube/pipe:

Newman Steel Metaland

Lot 1658 Laver St, Newman, WA 6753
East Pilbara, Far North WA, Pilbara

p: (08) 9175 2316

Originally Posted by CraigE

Did he have to send his old ones back to them?
Looking at the set complete with bushes. Only going to o the rears atm especially if the fronts have to be sent back.
Cheers
Craig

No mate he didnt send his old rears back , or the fronts . there is no core charge for the rears .. and the fronts did have some charge ... can't recall

Craig,
As an idea. the cut length of sleeve will be within aussie post dimensions.
Get a Perth member to maybe post you a couple of lengths.

From memory I can buy a 6m stick of NB32Heavy for well under a hundred bucks. DN32Heavy might be more exe? Either way youll make a set of HD rear arms for 30 or so bucks, a few quick blasts with the metal glue gun and a lick of paint?

Steve