What everyone has been waiting for! GKteck CNC Aluminum Front S13/S14 Knuckles

[moowee240]

ok so i understand how it goes when designing a new product, and that things get changed from the CAD design, to the prototype, to the final product. but i weld and build structural pieces for buildings.. in the cad design the outer tie rod end has a well thought out sturdy arm to bolt to on the knuckle..and in the prototype picture.. that arm is sloted and allen head bolts hold it to the knuckle... now the piece itself where the tie rod bolts to looks to be very strong. but the allen head bolts are the weak point..and they should have washers on the sloted side if thats going to be there final design. every steel building code calls for washer if there is a slotted hole where a bolt goes through for a reason. any major hit to that point will surely pull the bolts and rip off..

[moowee240]

just a fellow builder, fabricators two cents

[Enjuku Racing]

Originally Posted by moowee240

ok so i understand how it goes when designing a new product, and that things get changed from the CAD design, to the prototype, to the final product. but i weld and build structural pieces for buildings.. in the cad design the outer tie rod end has a well thought out sturdy arm to bolt to on the knuckle..and in the prototype picture.. that arm is sloted and allen head bolts hold it to the knuckle... now the piece itself where the tie rod bolts to looks to be very strong. but the allen head bolts are the weak point..and they should have washers on the sloted side if thats going to be there final design. every steel building code calls for washer if there is a slotted hole where a bolt goes through for a reason. any major hit to that point will surely pull the bolts and rip off..

The CAD drawings are more or less the final product, the bolted on style seen in the prototype was an early run, and hence why it was a "prototype" as that design was scrapped in the final product