Here we go with another question for you guys. I have a 4" lift on my Disco. With the stock radius arms, the bushings on the frame end are almost maxed out. I was thinking of putting a RT Radius arm on, but i am afraid that if I did that then it would screw with my pinion angle. Since I have a DC driveshaft, the truck runs with no vibes, but the front drop is limited by the bushings.

Here is the big question:

If I left the axle side of the radius arm at the 5 degrees that it sits at now, could I cut the arm and make an angle piece to keep the bushing side level? :confused: I know it sounds confusing, but the reason that i am wanting to do this is, to keep the pinion angle correct, and to relieve the stress on the bushings. Any help would be great. Thanks:flipoff2:

Brad

check with john at RT i think he makes an arm like you are talking about.

Drew

I appreciate your reply, but the whole point that I was asking the question was because I wanted to make it. Thanks anyway

Brad

go for it, sounds like you allready have a plan it should work

Drew

You should be able to make them....RT does........just make a jig 1st, so you can be sure that everything is square, and straight.

Why not, just heat with oxy, the end of the arm up by the chassis bush and bend it slightly so that there is less stress on the bushing?

a bit like the ones here: http://www.equipe4x4.com/paginone.html

(you need to go about half way down the page)

i've got these arms on my project90, they're slightly bigger diameter than the stock ones, and also slighty longer, and they have a piece of small (about 6mm) angle welded underneath the whole length of them for a bit more strength.

Jamie

I believe that I have all the angles figured out. I put the truck up on a lift and messured the angles of the Radius arm using an Angle Finder. i don't know how accurate they really are so I am going to see if I can find something else to get a better reading.

I really don't think it will be that hard. I am using 3/8" plate to box the arm after I make the cut. I believe that should be strong enough. The biggest thing that I am worrying about is making sure that everthing is precise. I am going to have to make one hell of a jig to get this right. If anyone has any other ideas, I am listening. Thanks

:flipoff2:

for comparison, take a look at www.rockware.net/rovers and see what Matt sells. I am not saying get it from there, just take a look at what he does....

Happy jiggin'

j