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Sounds interesting but i am no DIY never mind fabricator
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Why didn't I think of this first !?!?
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I'm going to do this the easy way .
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I'm going to do this with a cnc and maybe have the program available for others FOR FREE
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Is it possible to make your own RCA's for much less? Here is some ideas.

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Old 05-06-09, 11:51 PM
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Thanks Tom it would be appreciated , GSteg go tpics of yours also ?
Great to know their are some real pioneers in the DIY feild .
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I will crawl under my car to take a pix of mine. If not today this evening, then it'll be on Sunday.

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No rush , but i think i speak for everyone reading this , THANK YOU . As it is no gain for you to take them as you already have them but to the others who want to do it can see it is done.
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If anyone can make me a set front and rear that looks like the Sage and Exact ones with the adjustable rear camber inserts and sell them to me for $100-$200 I'll buy them and even be a distributor for them in my area. We can make a killing I think
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sorry guys haven't had a chance to take it apart yet i am planning on doing it tomorrow will update with pics as promised
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hey sam what do you work in a machine shop those look machined
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very nice though i like
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Originally Posted by GSteg

I had my RCAs made for less than $30.
WTF!, how come I had to pay way more than $30

J/K, people would love to be paying what I paid for those RCA's Glad I jumped on it and got them, but the sad part is I don't think I need them Oh yeah, they corrected camber a bit
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I wouldn't drive too aggressively on those. They provide no shear strength whatsoever and in the event of a strong force like cornering hard at speed and hitting a bump they are much more likely to break than a one piece design.
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Originally Posted by sam430
Wow, props, but I would be a little scared riding on those, specially the way I drive. I don't even like the design of sage, reason why I never got them. The RCA's a few members here like my self, GSteg and some other members have, I belive are a great design. The entire RCA is used as a spacer, it has the shape of the balljoint, so it sits perfect, eliminating the possability of any flexing or excessive stress, kind of like a wheel spacer. I may be over reacting a bit, just like some people do about wheel spacers, but that's just my opinion.

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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
Wow, props, but I would be a little scared riding on those, specially the way I drive. I don't even like the design of sage, reason why I never got them. The RCA's a few members here like my self, GSteg and some other members have, I belive are a great design. The entire RCA is used as a spacer, it has the shape of the balljoint, so it sits perfect, eliminating the possability of any flexing or excessive stress, kind of like a wheel spacer. I may be over reacting a bit, just like some people do about wheel spacers, but that's just my opinion.
Got any pics? THe Sage and Exact ones are basically the same design, just I think the Sage is a tad thicker at 31-32mm or something. How does the one you guys have look like?
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Guys, I got them from a CL member who sold me his old parts he no longer needs... He ended up buying from EXACT and sold me his. I didn't make em... I'll probably end up gettn 1'' though

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me 2..send me a pm..i need 2 go an inch lower
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Well that is one way of making the spacer but i would prefer a lateral torsion bar holding the peices together.
It is not a large amount of lateral pressure but by having the 2 peices fixed instead of floating it would make it much more rigid just to reduce slight flexing created by having 3 axis of movement over 1.
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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
Wow, props, but I would be a little scared riding on those, specially the way I drive. I don't even like the design of sage, reason why I never got them. The RCA's a few members here like my self, GSteg and some other members have, I belive are a great design. The entire RCA is used as a spacer, it has the shape of the balljoint, so it sits perfect, eliminating the possability of any flexing or excessive stress, kind of like a wheel spacer. I may be over reacting a bit, just like some people do about wheel spacers, but that's just my opinion.
Whoah...pix please! Gotta see how it looks.

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