Hi all, soon I'll be at the stage of making rear suspensions, so I started to consider how to dimension the various parts. I see around that weld-in 5/8" threaded insert are mainly offered for 1" x 0.058" and 1 1/4" x 0.120" tubes. From a rough calculation, 4130 tubes 1" x 0.058" should be enough to use in a track racing car (no road usage). The main advantage would be in saving weight (they are more than 2x lighter than the 0.120 ones) and in case of crash the link deformation would better absorb some energy before transfering it to the chassis.
I see only few references to similar wall thickness usage, mainly from Russ Noble in this thread https://www.gt40s.com/threads/scratchbuilt-kiwi-40-goes-racing.30372/page-5#post-316956
How much safe or unsafe would this choice be? Does anyone know the original GT40 specs for these components?
Thanks
I see only few references to similar wall thickness usage, mainly from Russ Noble in this thread https://www.gt40s.com/threads/scratchbuilt-kiwi-40-goes-racing.30372/page-5#post-316956
How much safe or unsafe would this choice be? Does anyone know the original GT40 specs for these components?
Thanks