i make my own rear 2x3 arms i use .095 1.5 tubing but my new bug is already heavy i can use .125 x 1.25 and save a little $ and lbs at the same time do you think this 1.25 would be strong enough or should i stick with 1.5 x .095

your not going to save any weight.

1.25 x .120 = 1.448 pounds per foot
1.5 x .095 = 1.426 pounds per foot

ok i dont have to buy the 1.25 x .120 is it strong enough

1 way to find out. Build them then use them. You will find the weak points.

That is what we build our tubular arms out of.

Mark

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ok thanks ill start on them now

WANT TO MAKE ME A SET`

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i had the metal laying around so i made my own if you had to buy the metal and bearing housings and pay for the labor its cheaper to buy a set from blind chicken racing

Just a FYI,

Jeremy Sawyer (username "sawyer" on this site) builds a fine set of trailing arms for $150 plus the bearing housings. As far as the housings go, ya got a couple options. Ya can cut a set out of stock arms, or buy new for about $60 a piece.

I found a guy on STF who was giving some away for the cost of shipping ($12 flat rate from Calli). I sent the guy $30 for 2 sets.

Once I inspected the housings, I sent them to Jeremy over in PA. A couple weeks later he called me up, had them done, and he had some other business in Warren, OH (about half way beween us).

So that breaks down as:
$30 for bearing housings
$12 shipping to PA
$300 to Jeremy
$20 gas round trip to Warren
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$362/2 sets= $181 ea set

thanks for the info ill keep him in mind thats a good price ill let some people know

Do you have any pictures of the sawyer arms? I will need a new set soon because I guess the lifetime warrantee wore out on my dean arms...

I can take some.

PM me your e-mail address and send you a few. I ain't never learned how to post pics here.

send me some to rail1914@yahoo.com thanks

sends pics to immortal_soul219@hotmail.com

are they boxed or tubular? Im still debating which i want.

Let's see if this works

Well, it cut off the right side of the pics, but ya'll get the idea.

really like then

these are what mine look like

rai1914 those are good looking arms

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thanks

thems is perrrrty!

You did a hellova job.

Left- Sawyer Built lol

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