Too much power twisting the chassis
09-18-2008, 01:57 PM
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Too much power twisting the chassis I think I may have too much hp and torque for my car frame. Chassis wise its a stock slp firehawk with the slp stuff that is supposed to harden it but I am still concerned about my chassis under tremendous torque loads. Is there any standardized way of checking chassis straightness? I got a couple plans but also any exceptionally fantastic ways to get rid of this?
09-20-2008, 05:41 PM
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A fair amount of power, never dyno'd but on this build its just around like 550ish to the wheels with biturbo's at low boost probly, next build I think I'm gunna be gettin it up there past a thousand but that won't be until maybe summer after next. Panhards already in but yea subframe connectors sound good. What kind of metal or alloys should I look for?
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09-20-2008, 09:36 PM
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550 to the wheels?? Biturbo!? Get a cage. 3pt subframe connectors at the very least. I think you should stay away from chassis-mounted torque arms, but if anyone here thinks otherwise, feel free to voice/type your opinions.
The thing people usually notice on the body is the rear quarterpanels getting vertical ridges/folds in them...
As far as alloys to look for, I can't give an educated answer.
The thing people usually notice on the body is the rear quarterpanels getting vertical ridges/folds in them...
As far as alloys to look for, I can't give an educated answer.
09-21-2008, 12:09 AM
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Well I wasn't gonna say it, but...
It's "chromoly" or "chrome moly", and it's a stronger/lighter blend of steel. From my very very limited knowledge on the subject, you can use either tubular chromoly, or regular boxed steel for strong subframe connectors. Boxed will be heavier but from what I know (not enough - why I didn't post this in the first place) potentially stronger than regular tubular steel or chromoly. If you're gonna get a cage, try and get it done with chromoly instead of regular tube steel.
It's "chromoly" or "chrome moly", and it's a stronger/lighter blend of steel. From my very very limited knowledge on the subject, you can use either tubular chromoly, or regular boxed steel for strong subframe connectors. Boxed will be heavier but from what I know (not enough - why I didn't post this in the first place) potentially stronger than regular tubular steel or chromoly. If you're gonna get a cage, try and get it done with chromoly instead of regular tube steel.
