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Old 04-22-2011, 01:38 PM
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I'm not so sure about the aluminum knuckles - any impact *may* cause them to bend, which will make the car behave strangely, and it may not be apparent that it's the knuckles causing the problem. If they bend at all, it may cause binding at the c-hub, which will lead to some pretty bizarre behavior when exiting corners (the car won't center properly).

At least with the plastic knuckles, you know when they're damaged. Yeah, it's not that great when they break, but at least you know when they're good, they're good.

Regarding the x-ray knuckles, I've switched over to them - they require a very small shim so they fit better in the c-hubs, but this is easily done with a bit of shoo-goo (a tiny amount), and you just stick the shim on. Makes it much easier to put the knuckle in
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