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Suspension Tech: Bring It!
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<blockquote data-quote="BMR Tech" data-source="post: 14815422" data-attributes="member: 124691"><p>Not taken as a slight. I can completely see why people would get sticker shock when seeing the price of our "Ultimate" UCA Assembly.</p><p></p><p>This piece was a no-holds barred design process. I have entire development threads about the UTCA033 - walking people through the process.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?968242-All-of-this-UCA-talk!&highlight=" target="_blank">http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?968242-All-of-this-UCA-talk!&highlight=</a></p><p></p><p>We chose to use 7075 Aluminum (anodized of course) instead of 6061.</p><p></p><p>For the center adjuster (which is the strongest and largest in the industry, and was "knocked off" for the Cobra Jet program) we decided to drill it out, to remove some weight from the system.</p><p></p><p>The 1" bearing (only UCA to feature a 1" bearing, housed) is a US Made FK Bearing, that goes for about $35 for the bearing alone. It is load rated to 90,000lbs! To put that into perspective, your average 3/4" rod end UCA from most makers is load rated to about 24,000lbs. I have a folder full of photos of broken 3/4" Rod ends that were used on UCA systems on the S197 Platform. You will never see us use a traditional Style Rod-End for an UCA on a 3-Link Style Suspension. Heck, we don't even make a Rod-Ended UCA for any car, all housed spherical bearings.</p><p></p><p>With that bearing, there is also the cost of our own custom billet machined bearing cup. In the thread I linked above, you will see development shots with these UCA systems and each bearing cup is marked. We weld to the cup, so we have to precisely engineer the cup to ensure the bearing press is smooth and UN-interrupted. We have a lot of time and money into the bearing end on this UCA. 7075 spacers, FK 1" Bearing, Billet Cup, HD Steel Retaining ring. Pricey..</p><p></p><p>On the opposite end of the bearing, we added a 3/16" steel gusset to this piece. Our Poly UTCA032 does not feature this part, as it has never been needed - but we know that going to a bearing places a lot more load on the aft end of the UCA, so we went ahead and addressed this before ever having an issue. </p><p></p><p>Between the engineering costs, machining, uniqueness and low volume....I am actually happy that it is now $319.95</p><p></p><p>For the last year, it was $349.95 and flew off the shelves. Due to volume increasing more than we anticipated, we were able to drop the price and pass it along.</p><p></p><p>Our UCA Mount is $159.95 because it is more complex than most, is better engineered, and to my knowledge - we are the only company that double welds the pieces together. The CNC formed plate that welds to the body mount plate, is welded completely on the top and bottom side. Doing so, makes the manufacturing costs rise substantially because we have much more fabrication time into it, AND it is much harder to build to fit properly due to the amount of heat we place into it (from double welding it)</p><p></p><p>Rest assured, we have never had an UCA mount fail, and we have never had an UCA fail - so people buy our components with confidence that they are the best.</p><p></p><p>As for using a Poly UCA for handling duty, no way I would ever do that. I rarely ever recommend it, and if I do recommend it I ask the customer to use a bearing on the diff mount to prevent excessive binding.</p><p></p><p>My personal favorite combo is a poly diff bushing, paired with a bearing UCA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BMR Tech, post: 14815422, member: 124691"] Not taken as a slight. I can completely see why people would get sticker shock when seeing the price of our "Ultimate" UCA Assembly. This piece was a no-holds barred design process. I have entire development threads about the UTCA033 - walking people through the process. [url]http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?968242-All-of-this-UCA-talk!&highlight=[/url] We chose to use 7075 Aluminum (anodized of course) instead of 6061. For the center adjuster (which is the strongest and largest in the industry, and was "knocked off" for the Cobra Jet program) we decided to drill it out, to remove some weight from the system. The 1" bearing (only UCA to feature a 1" bearing, housed) is a US Made FK Bearing, that goes for about $35 for the bearing alone. It is load rated to 90,000lbs! To put that into perspective, your average 3/4" rod end UCA from most makers is load rated to about 24,000lbs. I have a folder full of photos of broken 3/4" Rod ends that were used on UCA systems on the S197 Platform. You will never see us use a traditional Style Rod-End for an UCA on a 3-Link Style Suspension. Heck, we don't even make a Rod-Ended UCA for any car, all housed spherical bearings. With that bearing, there is also the cost of our own custom billet machined bearing cup. In the thread I linked above, you will see development shots with these UCA systems and each bearing cup is marked. We weld to the cup, so we have to precisely engineer the cup to ensure the bearing press is smooth and UN-interrupted. We have a lot of time and money into the bearing end on this UCA. 7075 spacers, FK 1" Bearing, Billet Cup, HD Steel Retaining ring. Pricey.. On the opposite end of the bearing, we added a 3/16" steel gusset to this piece. Our Poly UTCA032 does not feature this part, as it has never been needed - but we know that going to a bearing places a lot more load on the aft end of the UCA, so we went ahead and addressed this before ever having an issue. Between the engineering costs, machining, uniqueness and low volume....I am actually happy that it is now $319.95 For the last year, it was $349.95 and flew off the shelves. Due to volume increasing more than we anticipated, we were able to drop the price and pass it along. Our UCA Mount is $159.95 because it is more complex than most, is better engineered, and to my knowledge - we are the only company that double welds the pieces together. The CNC formed plate that welds to the body mount plate, is welded completely on the top and bottom side. Doing so, makes the manufacturing costs rise substantially because we have much more fabrication time into it, AND it is much harder to build to fit properly due to the amount of heat we place into it (from double welding it) Rest assured, we have never had an UCA mount fail, and we have never had an UCA fail - so people buy our components with confidence that they are the best. As for using a Poly UCA for handling duty, no way I would ever do that. I rarely ever recommend it, and if I do recommend it I ask the customer to use a bearing on the diff mount to prevent excessive binding. My personal favorite combo is a poly diff bushing, paired with a bearing UCA. [/QUOTE]
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