The reason they are illegal is to prevent the 'boy racer' set from making home made adjustables using bits of wood, blue tac and fencing wire
Unfortunatly everything has to be idiot proof, which hinders those of us who are capable of engineering a well built modified car -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of E Smith Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 8:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Whiteline suspension upgrade I have the same 5/8" UNF rose joints on my sunny coupe Lower control arms. They were $90 each trade (aircraft grade) but are semi sealed and have a load rating in keeping with the price. The advantage is that they are precise and also allow for caster angularity on the arms. Bushes are a disaster waiting to happen. Cheers Feral Errol PS I do not believe adjustable control arms are road legal in any state. I have been down this road many times before and have yet to any one that will say yes they are legal. If the police look at your suspension the make it a tow home condition here as well. Still doesn't stop most rally cars or road/circuit cars though. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Williams, Ritchie (Vertex Hamilton) Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 2:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Whiteline suspension upgrade I have 5/8" UNF Rosejoints on the lower arms on my 1600 rally car & have never had a problem with getting a warrant in NZ. They with stood a 4 x rollover which bent tie rod ends & rear control arm & showed no signs of any damage. You would be supprised how strong a good quality rose joint is(emphasis on good quality). If you looked at most modern WRC cars all of them use rose joints for suspension adjustment. They do need regular maintenance with lubrication though or they will flog out. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
