Gauging Interest, ISC Front Control Arm

[ISC Suspension]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

this reminds me of those infomercials where they would use a knife to cut up a shoe to show you how sharp it is... while not even remotely hinting at the knife's ability to hold that edge.

my biggest question now is how is it that you provided stress diagrams for the unesessary movements while being "unable" to do so for what's actually of intest?

It's not that we are "unable" to conduct these tests, we simply haven't posted them publicly. The only reason we posted the other tests were so that people could see the following:

a. that the arm was strong in static tests (yes, not the right tests for the arm on the actual vehicle)

b. to show that we do utilize the proper programs for testing

This control arm itself is still in it's very alpha stages, that's why this was a "gauging interest" thread.

If we we're taking pre-orders that would be a different thing, we would be at a different stage of the game.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by ISC Suspension

2 on staff, thank you.

Civil and software?

[Boxer486]

Lol, guys take it easy. Let's see what final product they release first. You have to admit that their quality and craftsmanship is 10x's better than 95% of the stuff out there already. That's a good sign.

[ISC Suspension]

Originally Posted by Boxer486

Lol, guys take it easy. Let's see what final product they release first. You have to admit that their quality and craftsmanship is 10x's better than 95% of the stuff out there already. That's a good sign.

Thank you! Thank you for recognizing that we are trying to make a quality product for your car community.

[ISC Suspension]

Still finalizing this product, but we're in the final stages of development. We should have some "solid" test data for everyone soon. I know that there has been mixed feelings regarding this, but I think once the final product is out there many of you will be pleased!

[ISC Suspension]

Final test piece should be done within the week for this.

[ISC Suspension]

Just got word that the arm is going to be cut soon. I hope to have some nice photos for you all the end of this week, or more likely... early next week.

[RehabJeff86]

Im very interested @CSG Mike @CSG David @mkivsoopra @sw20kosh @WoOosOn

[ISC Suspension]

Originally Posted by RehabJeff86

Im very interested @CSG Mike @CSG David @mkivsoopra @sw20kosh @WoOosOn

We will keep you updated every step of the way, we're dying in anticipation as well!

[ISC Suspension]

Making more progress on the arm today. Final tweaks need to be made but this will give you all an idea of what the product will look like installed.

[JohnJuan]

Originally Posted by ISC Suspension

Making more progress on the arm today. Final tweaks need to be made but this will give you all an idea of what the product will look like installed.

Very cool. Will camber adjustment affect other areas that will need to be adjusted to compensate during alignment?

[Calum]

Originally Posted by JohnJuan

Very cool. Will camber adjustment affect other areas that will need to be adjusted to compensate during alignment?

Yes, if you lengthen one 'arm' of that assembly the whole thing will move. If you increase camber (more negative) the toe will go out and the caster will increase as well. Camber will be affected more than the others, from what I can see, but others will be affected. Toe is easy enough to adjust back in, but there's no provision here to adjust caster.

[sunset_blvd]

Originally Posted by ISC Suspension

Hello FT-86 Club!,
We have been starting to develop a front control arm for the BRZ/ FRS and wanted to get the opinion and input from you all.

As many of you know, the BRZ front control arm is extremely weak in comparison to what it should be, there have been tests that express additional flex just from people upgrading their pads and rotors!

Anyways, our product would be a CNC produced solid (no welds or tubes here) 6061 aluminum arm, for maximum performance and appeal. Color matched to the brand in ISC gold, complimenting our already available rear control arms for BRZ/FRS.


Whiteline Bushings and Ball Joints would be included and the option for just the control arm itself WITHOUT bushings would be available (if you wanted to use OEM)

We are aware that there is not much out there for this application that is affordable and readily available. That being said we understand that 2500.00 for a control arm is simply not in the budget for a lot of street cars.

We would aim for a RETAIL of 1250.00, with dealers selling them for the 955.00-1250.00 range, similar to our N1 coilovers.
Is this something you would be willing to pay?

At twice the price of the Racer X control arms, you'd have a lot of convincing to do to get me to choose yours...

That being said, I'm listening.

[ISC Suspension]

Originally Posted by sunset_blvd

At twice the price of the Racer X control arms, you'd have a lot of convincing to do to get me to choose yours...

That being said, I'm listening.

First thing is that Racer X arms are made of tubular steel. Our control arms will be made from a solid piece on Aluminum.

Second, the retail price will not be the same as the MAP pricing, so they will still be competitive.

More details are coming, but our focus is to make sure that our control arms are one of the strongest pieces that we have made. The stock arm is not strong, and we want to correct that with our aftermarket piece.