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Rocket Ron
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« on: June 03, 2016, 21:49:30 pm »

Just looking for some feed back on if I should go with a link pin or ball joint front end.

Chassis wheelbase is short just under 80" and wondered if anyone had suggestions on which one to use on such a short chassis. Any advantages / disadvantages for either ?

Race use only

Thanks in advance

Ron
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2016, 07:44:51 am »

Ron, drag racing I take it you mean? I would stay link pin every time then, for circuit racing or track days, a ball joint wins on better trailing arm rigidity, it's a lot of work changing frame heads just to go ball joint, also the link pin is better for running very low.
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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2016, 08:06:04 am »

Whatcha building Ron??
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2016, 21:39:32 pm »

Ron, drag racing I take it you mean? I would stay link pin every time then, for circuit racing or track days, a ball joint wins on better trailing arm rigidity, it's a lot of work changing frame heads just to go ball joint, also the link pin is better for running very low.

Thanks for he feedback. What particulay makes the link pin better for straight lining over the ball joint spanners ? I notice most of the tube chassis car run link beam or strange struts

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something very short Kev  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2016, 22:10:53 pm »

Whatcha building Ron??

He's not aloud to say  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2016, 07:11:45 am »

Whatcha building Ron??

He's not aloud to say  Grin

Ah, wife doesn't know about it Wink
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2016, 14:21:17 pm »

She does but she thinks it's one of my card Kev. :-)
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2016, 14:47:57 pm »

Who would believe an unfinished car belonged to Martin Shocked
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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2016, 15:58:34 pm »

Who would believe an unfinished car belonged to Martin Shocked

Fair point well put.. Wink
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