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Originally Posted by enforsa
I wouldnt worry about the strength of the outer pin on a standard TCA. I've broken an adjustable TCA in two at the adjusting nut but the outer pin stayed all good - well it did bend but didn't break. The broken bit was 3/4" dia!
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Thanks for the reply Chris. So is your car back to torsion bar spec now?
You have hit the nail on the head with above comment about pin bending not breaking! This is of course the least catastrophic result of an impact and I'm sure would be the reason on COI Ford ran cast steel TCAs and normal struts. (Or eligibility issues of course!) You are likely to finish the stage or race with bent suspension- but probably not with broken suspension!
Nowadays I'm more concerned about retention of the ball pin in it's cup at end of TCA. (Not sure of quality!) With rose bearing it is all on view and easier to check. Maybe way to go is tubular steel TCAs with rose bearing outer, then steel pin locating into standard upright.
How about hubs and stub axles? Again, if the standard stub bends a bit less dramatic than it shearing off.
Thanks again for taking time to post. Would be great for this thread to eventually lead to a better understanding of the period Gp2 Escort. It's getting there!
