Ouch... The Mojomobile is Hurt... looking for advice

[Mojo01]

Heya Peoples..

Its been a while since i posted anything re my GQ as real life and some traveling has had me away from the PC and home..

on a recent trip I hit a hidden stump in some deep sand with the left front ( YES IT HIT HARD ) the image below is the aftermath

I am looking at now replacing the Radius Arms as both are now totally rooted..
money aint an issue, I just want quality. I already have a 2.5 inch ( GU ) lift without caster bushes, but now as the arms are stuffed I may as well part with the coin and get new ones.. question is which ones ??

The only 2 I know of are the Snake Racing ones

http://snakeracing.com.au/store/patrol-dropped-radius-arms-p-2435.html?osCsid=db0738bea037fe8afde2b68630474177


and the Superior Engineering SUPERFLEX ones

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=31_32_33_178&products_id=2945

$50 difference is SFA so does any one have either of these installed ??

If so I would like to know your thoughts..

or any other options or brands that are around, $$$$ aint an issue I just want to do it right

[GQPorkroll]

I looked at getting the ones shown on Simon Christies show, they put them on a Cruiser but I just can't justify spending $1200 on a set of arms, the original ones have served a damned long time, personally I'd replace them with genuine ones and spend the money on something else.

[megatexture]

You could get a stock and the single super-flex from superior for 650$ from memory or 1200 for a pair but you only need one as the right one is fixed just another option but if it were me I'd go superflex from superior

[Mojo01]

I looked around at the wreckers, before I started looking for aftermarket ones, for a set that are not stuffed I am up for around the $400 mark, the bushes are around $300 bucks for a full set. so the extra coin I can justify if they give some improvement.( since mine are stuffed that wont be hard) I was only doing 30kph when I did that damage, it totaled a steel rim, split my 33" MTZ, not to mention just about broke both my wrists when the wheel spun 180 deg to the left in a split second. With a Canning Stock Route trip on the cards this year , I want it to be 100% before I head off

[Mojo01]

You could get a stock and the single super-flex from superior for 650$ from memory or 1200 for a pair but you only need one as the right one is fixed just another option but if it were me I'd go superflex from superior

Both are bent :( left is worse than the right) steering wheel is about 25 deg to the left atm

[Bigrig]

Are the arms bent, or just the mounts on the axle housing??


I'd Tap That!!

[megatexture]

I don't see how the snake racing are "superflex" they both look solid like a standard drop radius arm from superior you should be comparing snake with these ones

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=31_32_33_178&products_id=8847

The superflex arms from superior are a diffrent ball game and one I'd like to play

[GQPorkroll]

Yeah the ones I saw were super flex. I didn't realize the stock ones were so dear, if that's the case, it's probably not a bad idea. I'd spray them black though, in case you get some over zealous copper decide to throw a canary on you for them.

[Ben-e-boy]

is there anything else bent? it must have been a big hit.

I have superflex arms and they are a great bit of gear.

[nissannewby]

Im with Ben-e and bigrig. It looks as though the diff mount is slight bent and the arm can twist around in the chassis mount. If the arm isnt bent you could straighten the mounts and throw some new bushes at it.

[happygu]

Superior Engineering gear is top stuff, so I would look at heading in that direction.

Can you grab the whole front diff with arms attached from the wreckers at a reasonable price? Then it should all just bolt straight in, and hopefully all be straight,
Are the radius arm chassis mounts still straight? With that amount of force and movement on the arms, I would be surprised if something else including the diff housing didn't end up slightly modified too.....

Hope it all comes together for you.

[megatexture]

I don't know matt looks straight to me but its a hard pic to tell,if its just the arms cheapest option would be wreckers and get genuine and new bushes but that would be boring lol

[TuffTD42]

$400 for standard arms, what a joke. I sell the pair with serviceable bush's for $80. I run the snake arms,have done for the last 3 years. Found them to be good, but they don't flex any better than a stock arm. If your after more flex, then I'd be going the Superior arms. If you go snake, I'd buy them without bush's & fit genuine Nissan bush's. One trip to cruiser park & I tore the x-flex bush's to bits.

[Mojo01]

yeh the pic is a bit shitty, but only the arms are bent ( big bow in both the left is worse than the right ), The mount is straight, just a shit photo angle

and yes it was a big hit at slow speed.. hit a hidden mallee stump in 2 feet of sand on a corner, was out on a mate property fixing fences

I think I will go down the Superior Engineering route.. I might even get a few more bits and go 4 inch lift...

[evillius]

Mate personally (I'm an engineer) I'd go for the Superior Engineering ones mostly because they are laser cut and not cast. I'm just not a really a fan of cast stuff... I'm sure snake racing make quality gear, but for $50 difference I'd choose the ones cut from 32mm steel.

Snap nap or tap - it's your choice...

[Robbomaz]

Always good fun shopping with OPM (Other Peoples Money)

Another vote for the Superior Superflex