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Originally Posted by ZDan
I would bet that the performance advantage from the "weight savings" is very close to zero....
For structurally critical parts, I tend to stick with OEM unless there's a very compelling reason otherwise and the alternative design has been proven out with a LOT of street and track miles... OEM parts generally have orders of magnitude more real-world testing done on them.
Also in the event of a big hit, a mild-steel part that yields and bends may be safer than a welded 4130 chrome-moly part that might fracture/break.
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Thanks mate, I agree with you about the the robustness of OEM components (generally), and have basically continued to use primarily OE suspension except for dampers and springs.
I guess I've been quite anal about weight, particularly when it comes to unsprung or "partly" sprung.
What has been a little frustrating is that many of the gains I had made in the rear, have to certain extent been negated by a couple of recent upgrades ( HD drive shafts, and custom rear dampers)...which have added ability with the cost of weight.
Hence, 4 kg's less, of moving suspension mass is worth while to me. If it were fully sprung, I would tend to agree with you on cost v benefit.
Lyndon