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Originally Posted by Nick Dugdale
There are many advantages to choosing the RUCA over the RLCA. It seems unjust to penalize the 'Racer-X RUCA' for using a spherical joint when in fact the 'OEM RUCA' uses a spherical joint in the same location. From my perspective there are no engineering enhancements / changes or performance advantages / disadvantages in light of 'deflection' as they are both spherical type ball joints.
Definition of a ball joint as it relates to vehicles (per Wiki): "Ball joints are spherical bearings that connect the control arms to the steering knuckles, and are used on virtually every automobile made."
I don't happen to know of any other way one would properly affix a control arm to a steering knuckle besides the traditional spherical joint. I could justify the penalty if a urethane bushing is replaced by a spherical design joint, but not if an OEM spherical is replaced with.... another spherical.
Standing by for apr.
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I don't disagree, I was thinking from a rules interpretation point of view.