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Why I never had much confidence in Kenny Brown parts
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<blockquote data-quote="Billy Madrid" data-source="post: 3282599" data-attributes="member: 37978"><p><strong>My Experience With KB Control Arms</strong></p><p></p><p>Just thought you guys should hear my experience with Kenny Brown Control Arms. I am one of Tim Brown's co-drivers in his race prepared 2000 R.</p><p></p><p>Back in 2003 we were running full Kenny Brown Control Arms (front and rear) as well as the Kenny Brown front sub frame on Tim Brown's Cobra R. I had the fun experience of having a driver side rear upper control arm break (at about 150 mph) going into the braking zone in Turn 1 at Portland International Raceway. We were running in the 8-Hour Enduro and it snapped at about 7 1/2 hours right at the tube bend. It was obviously flexing a ton and gave at its weakest point. I was very very fortunate to keep the car off the walls as it tank slapped very hard in both directions as I tried to slow it down. I still think about it, though usually at 3:00 am when I can't sleep. :-D </p><p></p><p>We checked the car after that race and found the passenger side upper arm was starting to crack as well. We had a very good race fabrication shop in Vancouver fab up 2 new arms and they also fully gusseted the lower rear arms as well. The lowers lasted another year as they hairline cracked in 2004 and snapped during a passenger Ride and Drive program. The only thing that held them together was the extra gusseting we added. We had the same shop fab up some new lowers as well.</p><p></p><p>Just found out that both of the fronts are now cracked after last years 8 Hour Race and the only thing holding them together was crossed fingers and the extra gusseting we added.</p><p></p><p>Anybody who is running the Kenny Brown stuff should go out and check the control arms thoroughly for hairline cracks before going out on the track again. You should also seriously look at adding some extended gusseting to the existing Upper and Lower Rear Arms as they definitely have some manufacturing issues. Not trying to beat up the KB Product line, but in seeing the fitment issues some people are having, combined with the durability issues we had, I would hate to see a very rare car written off due to this issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billy Madrid, post: 3282599, member: 37978"] [b]My Experience With KB Control Arms[/b] Just thought you guys should hear my experience with Kenny Brown Control Arms. I am one of Tim Brown's co-drivers in his race prepared 2000 R. Back in 2003 we were running full Kenny Brown Control Arms (front and rear) as well as the Kenny Brown front sub frame on Tim Brown's Cobra R. I had the fun experience of having a driver side rear upper control arm break (at about 150 mph) going into the braking zone in Turn 1 at Portland International Raceway. We were running in the 8-Hour Enduro and it snapped at about 7 1/2 hours right at the tube bend. It was obviously flexing a ton and gave at its weakest point. I was very very fortunate to keep the car off the walls as it tank slapped very hard in both directions as I tried to slow it down. I still think about it, though usually at 3:00 am when I can't sleep. :-D We checked the car after that race and found the passenger side upper arm was starting to crack as well. We had a very good race fabrication shop in Vancouver fab up 2 new arms and they also fully gusseted the lower rear arms as well. The lowers lasted another year as they hairline cracked in 2004 and snapped during a passenger Ride and Drive program. The only thing that held them together was the extra gusseting we added. We had the same shop fab up some new lowers as well. Just found out that both of the fronts are now cracked after last years 8 Hour Race and the only thing holding them together was crossed fingers and the extra gusseting we added. Anybody who is running the Kenny Brown stuff should go out and check the control arms thoroughly for hairline cracks before going out on the track again. You should also seriously look at adding some extended gusseting to the existing Upper and Lower Rear Arms as they definitely have some manufacturing issues. Not trying to beat up the KB Product line, but in seeing the fitment issues some people are having, combined with the durability issues we had, I would hate to see a very rare car written off due to this issue. [/QUOTE]
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