Spohn chrome moly k-member!!!
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Spohn chrome moly k-member!!! i just checked the new itmes in Speedinc website.... there is a new SPHON k-member....and it can be upgraded it to 4130 Chrome Moly.....i don't really know what is the diffs between both types.....(what i know that chromoly is lil bit lighter than mild steel)....
can anyone explain it to me plz.....cuz i'm ready to order a new k-member and A-arms.....and don't know if it worth the extra $$....(+250$ for k-member and +55-100 $ for A-arms)....
my car is for race only.....and did alot of wt reduction...(thx to stickies).....and will pay the extra $$ to save any lbs.....
thx in advance....
can anyone explain it to me plz.....cuz i'm ready to order a new k-member and A-arms.....and don't know if it worth the extra $$....(+250$ for k-member and +55-100 $ for A-arms)....
my car is for race only.....and did alot of wt reduction...(thx to stickies).....and will pay the extra $$ to save any lbs.....
thx in advance....
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From: Albuquerque NM - The Land of 8000ft DA
Originally Posted by TNTaddict
i just checked the new itmes in Speedinc website.... there is a new SPHON k-member....and it can be upgraded it to 4130 Chrome Moly.....i don't really know what is the diffs between both types.....(what i know that chromoly is lil bit lighter than mild steel)....
can anyone explain it to me plz.....cuz i'm ready to order a new k-member and A-arms.....and don't know if it worth the extra $$....(+250$ for k-member and +55-100 $ for A-arms)....
my car is for race only.....and did alot of wt reduction...(thx to stickies).....and will pay the extra $$ to save any lbs.....
thx in advance....
can anyone explain it to me plz.....cuz i'm ready to order a new k-member and A-arms.....and don't know if it worth the extra $$....(+250$ for k-member and +55-100 $ for A-arms)....
my car is for race only.....and did alot of wt reduction...(thx to stickies).....and will pay the extra $$ to save any lbs.....
thx in advance....
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From: Albuquerque NM - The Land of 8000ft DA
according to www.matweb.com
mild steel
0.284 lb/in³
chromoly
0.284 lb/in³
Moly cages are lighter because your allowed by NHRA to use a thinner wall.
mild steel
0.284 lb/in³
chromoly
0.284 lb/in³
Moly cages are lighter because your allowed by NHRA to use a thinner wall.
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From: Albuquerque NM - The Land of 8000ft DA
Originally Posted by NRC-Motorsports
the chromoly one will be lighter because it is more then likely made with tubes that have a thinner wall thickness then the mild steel one...
jay
jay
Physical properties can differ greatly though depending on manufacturing and heat treatment i.e. tensile strength, yield, toughness etc.
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The place I use to work at is a dealer for Performance Automotive K-Members, the Spohn one looks like it is constructed very similar with more gussets.
The PA moly one was a lot lighter, you're talking .083 vs .120 wall tubing. My moly K-member is 17 LBS. I don't know the exact weight of the mild steel K-member but if felt twice as heavy as the moly one. The stock one was 42 LBS. The moly one is well worth the price increase IMO. It says right on Spohn's site that the moly has .083 tubing and the mild steel is .120.
I dropped 105 LBS when I changed everything, PA K, PA A-Arms, PA Rack, Spohn coil over conversion with shock towers. (this was a 3rd gen)
IMO, all of Spohn's stuff is better quality than what I've seen from PA. If I was buying one right now I'd definitely buy the Spohn.
The PA moly one was a lot lighter, you're talking .083 vs .120 wall tubing. My moly K-member is 17 LBS. I don't know the exact weight of the mild steel K-member but if felt twice as heavy as the moly one. The stock one was 42 LBS. The moly one is well worth the price increase IMO. It says right on Spohn's site that the moly has .083 tubing and the mild steel is .120.
I dropped 105 LBS when I changed everything, PA K, PA A-Arms, PA Rack, Spohn coil over conversion with shock towers. (this was a 3rd gen)
IMO, all of Spohn's stuff is better quality than what I've seen from PA. If I was buying one right now I'd definitely buy the Spohn.
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IMO, all of Spohn's stuff is better quality than what I've seen from PA. If I was buying one right now I'd definitely buy the Spohn.
All of my rear suspension right now is Spohn... nuff said....
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