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Old 11-28-2007, 04:36 PM
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dingo_cross
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Originally Posted by -KilleR-
what's the purpose or usage for this kind of suspension mount?
I have bent the suspension shafts after meeting a wall, and the difference it makes to the ride height can be a couple of millimetres, as well as slightly changing toe-in angles and so on. This can lead to amusing handling characteristics, especially when trying to take chicanes at speed...

I imagine that this would stop the pins from bending in a crash, so the handling would be consistent.

Still, it looks a bit wacky to me, and you have to hit the wall pretty hard to bend the pins enough to notice a difference, and the pins are really cheap / easy to replace.

You can even get the flash titanium ones, which dont appear to be much stronger http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53870, I wouldnt recommend them, the normal ones are fine, but these ones are like, gold coloured and everything
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