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How bout carve them out of billet. Some of the big boys using them even on dual sports. Its the best looking of the "in" thing.
Just a quick weight comparison of 1 foot long peices for you.
Sure does but only to a point. Are they using mild 1018 or 4130?
FWIW,I'm going to do a boxed round tube construction for the lower control arms front and rear since I somehow have an abundance of 1.75 x .120 laying here and a nice supply of .125 4130 plate. I must have had my head in a dark place where the sun never shines when I added up footage. I'm thinking they should look nice also. That is if I weld them worth a crap. For whatever reason I'm on a roll so far. The welds look fantastic. Hope that holds out till finished.
TIG. I need beef. I tend to bend things.
Well if your not bending shit, your not trying hard enough!
I know johnny greaves truck runs boxed lowers and tube uppers. His truck has to way 4,000lbs according to torc rule book. They seem to hold up pretty good unless he gets hit really hard in the front, the upper control arm tends to break or bend. That's short course off road racing for ya though! His whole truck is chrome moly everything. Here's a link to check out his truck.http://www.race-dezert.com/home/feature-vehicle-johnny-greaves-pro4-1631.html