Product venture/ Interest Poll
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Product venture/ Interest Poll
Rear toe links
I am talking with friend who runs a high end machine shop about putting together some Rear tow links for the 3rd gen Rx7. We are in the design stage and our goal is to make something which uses the best materials around and keep cost down well below the aftermarket ones now available. Theres nothing plained to drive the cost up cosmetically, just a sound simple design which will preform as well as last a long time. I would hope to use aircraft quality heim joints, have seals to protect them as well as grease fittings of some kind. I would hope to use the strongest materials and sell them at a reasonable price. I see some which cost between $220.00 and up. I hope to beat that by a lot at the same time use higher quality materials. I plain to make some prototypes sometime soon, maybe in the next month or so and put them through a test run. Who of you would be interested! I only have one thing to add, I won't put out junk and have every intention to stand behind the quality. I am open to suggestions concerning dynamic design. I am sure you guys have a lot of ideas. I would like to limit your suggestions to functional design rather than cosmetic. I would rather spend money on higher quality parts.
I am talking with friend who runs a high end machine shop about putting together some Rear tow links for the 3rd gen Rx7. We are in the design stage and our goal is to make something which uses the best materials around and keep cost down well below the aftermarket ones now available. Theres nothing plained to drive the cost up cosmetically, just a sound simple design which will preform as well as last a long time. I would hope to use aircraft quality heim joints, have seals to protect them as well as grease fittings of some kind. I would hope to use the strongest materials and sell them at a reasonable price. I see some which cost between $220.00 and up. I hope to beat that by a lot at the same time use higher quality materials. I plain to make some prototypes sometime soon, maybe in the next month or so and put them through a test run. Who of you would be interested! I only have one thing to add, I won't put out junk and have every intention to stand behind the quality. I am open to suggestions concerning dynamic design. I am sure you guys have a lot of ideas. I would like to limit your suggestions to functional design rather than cosmetic. I would rather spend money on higher quality parts.
I agree that there should be lower prices on the toe links that are out there. I just replaced mine with the rotary extreme ones. I believe that they are a very good product, but not for that price. IMO I would rather pay the same amount for the toe links or trailing arms but with even better heim joints and without anodizing.
The heim joints that Rotary Extreme uses is a very good grade, however there are much, much beter ones out there. It is all a matter of how much you want to spend on them.
The heim joints that Rotary Extreme uses is a very good grade, however there are much, much beter ones out there. It is all a matter of how much you want to spend on them.
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I do need new toe links, so I have to say I'd definately consider ones you make, because I've got other things I could definately use the money on.
From what I've read, the inclusion of the dust seals is important to me, so you've cleared that hurdle. I really have no experience/suggestions on the design though.
From what I've read, the inclusion of the dust seals is important to me, so you've cleared that hurdle. I really have no experience/suggestions on the design though.
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