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Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Making adjustable strut tops...
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Thu, 20 May 2004 12:17
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Thinking about making a set of adjustable camber only strut tops. Who thinks this is a shit idea (why?)?
I have access to a Mill and Lathe so the machining is not a problem.
For my design (i'll get around to drawing it up in CAD soonish) I was thinking a spherical bearing, mounted in a lathed piece of polyurethane (to have some absorption/avoid metal on metal), sand witched within aluminum (as the part that adjusts to give the camber. And a 8mm thick or so (haven't sourced sizing yet) piece if Aluminum for the top part (would this be better made out of mild steel?).
A few questions...
1). Can anyone recommend a good bearing shop in Brisbane for the spherical bearing, and about how much they are worth. Also what type of spherical bearing is recommended (I hear the Teflon lined ones are the best, why is that?).
2). Can anyone recommend a good source for the polyurethane (in Brisbane pref) stock to lathe up for the bearing seats?
(the yellow pages has many stores for the above listed, just thought I'd ask for personal reconmendations first tho  )
Cheers
Wilbo
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