-matt
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 05:23 PM |
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Towing hook?
Just a quick question, is this an ok for a tow hook? It's only for winching onto trailer.
Or will it put too much stress on the suspension mounts?
If so where is best?
Cheers
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 05:26 PM |
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It'll prob be fine, and I've used that spot once myself, but I always use the roll bar usually...
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designer
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 06:37 PM |
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Use the roll bar, or part of the chassis.
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 06:42 PM |
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id try attaching it lower if possible, you are trying to pull it up onto a trailer so pulling from low down will naturally lift the car easier than
pulling from the top.
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MikeR
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 07:14 PM |
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Is it me - that top wishbone already looks bent by the ball joint.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 07:34 PM |
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As mentioned above, I would attach to the lower wishbone.
Mistral Motorsport
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Alan B
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Is it me - that top wishbone already looks bent by the ball joint.
Yes it is Mike. The Indy-R has the bend in it, to get a better angle on the joint I believe.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:17 PM |
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The load put through the wishbones (upper & lower) under heavy braking will be several times what you exert pulling it up a gently slope onto a
trailer so I wouldn't worry.
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-matt
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:31 PM |
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Cheers lads, good to know thats fine.
I never thought about using the roll bar, but i don't think that strap will fit, so will use how I've got it for now.
Oh and the bracket is defiantly not bent, that is how its always been, as well as the other side, so as said, how its supposed to be.
[Edited on 10/7/12 by -matt]
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designer
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| posted on 11/7/12 at 07:36 AM |
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quote:
The load put through the wishbones (upper & lower) under heavy braking will be several times what you exert pulling it up a gently slope onto a
trailer so I wouldn't worry.
This is a totally diferent load to normal braking loads. It is a direct bending load, and a load on an already bent part is a no-no.
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blakep82
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| posted on 11/7/12 at 09:59 AM |
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i'd find somewhere to bolt that tow strap on (properly!) and use it the correct way.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 11/7/12 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
quote:
The load put through the wishbones (upper & lower) under heavy braking will be several times what you exert pulling it up a gently slope onto a
trailer so I wouldn't worry.
This is a totally diferent load to normal braking loads. It is a direct bending load, and a load on an already bent part is a no-no.
How is the braking load which acts to push the upper ballpoint forward not a bending load (and a far mor severe one) on this design of wishbone?
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 11/7/12 at 12:40 PM |
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Personally I wouldn't use something a critical as the wishbone, but I ain't no structural engineer! 
Myself, I would use the chassis.
Just my humble opinion 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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DIY Si
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| posted on 11/7/12 at 02:09 PM |
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Gently winching it onto a trailer isn't going to do that any harm, but as said, the lower wishbone is a slightly better option if you
can't get at the chassis.
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