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Old 07-10-2014, 03:48 AM
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malcnz
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Originally Posted by TryHard
Like this. Allows the arms to flex a little more.

In my experience (from both schumacher and previous cars) the trick with suspension arm stiffness is to get the right balance between too soft (and losing responsiveness) and too hard (losing traction). Striking the right compromise will gain time, without affecting car handling balance. 99% of the time cut arms are the best compromise for the Mi5 & 5e.

Very rarely I would run un-cut rears, but always cut fronts.

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Ed
How do the cut arms hold up to a crash? as they look a lot weaker and I see you countersink the screw holes which would further weaken them.
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