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<blockquote data-quote="SilverGT1" data-source="post: 16481664" data-attributes="member: 186800"><p>Unboxed and inspected my KM744 premium k-member. I think that there is a real design flaw with the control are mounting. They have two mounting locations for the control arms. That is good. However, they have them so close together that the holes nearly intersect. The web between the holes only measures .057 to .060. I think that this is far too thin for this high stress area. This part is intended for road race applications where you will see extreme load from hard braking and corning. Not to mention the static load the area is under to begin with. I don't think I want to see what happens when that web lets go when dropping from 100mph to 40mph, braking extremely hard and throwing it into a corner.</p><p></p><p>Second issue I see with this is that is does not leave a continuous surface for the bushing to ride on. In fact, I think what will happen is that the bushing will deform and get locked in place by the adjacent hole. Yes, the bushing will still rotate in the control arm but that is not exactly how that assembly supposed to work.</p><p></p><p>What are your thoughts?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1660131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1660132[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SilverGT1, post: 16481664, member: 186800"] Unboxed and inspected my KM744 premium k-member. I think that there is a real design flaw with the control are mounting. They have two mounting locations for the control arms. That is good. However, they have them so close together that the holes nearly intersect. The web between the holes only measures .057 to .060. I think that this is far too thin for this high stress area. This part is intended for road race applications where you will see extreme load from hard braking and corning. Not to mention the static load the area is under to begin with. I don't think I want to see what happens when that web lets go when dropping from 100mph to 40mph, braking extremely hard and throwing it into a corner. Second issue I see with this is that is does not leave a continuous surface for the bushing to ride on. In fact, I think what will happen is that the bushing will deform and get locked in place by the adjacent hole. Yes, the bushing will still rotate in the control arm but that is not exactly how that assembly supposed to work. What are your thoughts? [ATTACH=full]1660131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1660132[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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