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Originally Posted by Jeebus
Do you ever make any sheet metal arms? Just curious your thoughts on them.
I have a customer that whats a set, made from 11g for his off road dakota. Im trying to set up how im going to situate the inside bracing... i kind of had a honeycomb idea to skeleton the inside of the arm to keep it stiff....
I dont know anyone who has made any arms like this, so i figured i would ask.
Taylor
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Honeycomb might be a little overkill, but you are on the right track. For an off-road arm like that look into building it like an upside down truss from a house. Where the peak faces the ground. Integrate the lower coil-over mount into the arm towards the middle of the truss, and recessed into the arm. You can design the coil-over mount to also be bracing for the boxed arm. Keep it light and make it strong at the same time. There are a bunch of off-road forums where you can see some examples... some good, some bad.