New 1G products coming soon

[joemamma]

jig looks sweet

 

[tensaute]

Hey guys,

I've had a chance to prototype a few new 1G products lately, and I wanted to chime in to share and also to gather some opinions. I still need to test this stuff on a few cars before it's available. But once available, I will have ads in the Freelancer section.

I'm working on a 1G rear upper control arm. These will offer a greater adjustment range and also save around 1.5 lbs weight on the car. These are similar to the Afco DIY kits that some people have been using. The differences are that my arms will have a stronger tube, a much better heim joint, and properly fitting standoffs that won't require modification. The inboard end will feature a chromoly, teflon-lined heim. The outboard end will be a very nice Moog tie rod end (booted and zirked). The tube itself is a large OD extruded aluminum tube. Very strong due to it's hex shape, and reasonably lightweight as well. Pricing will probably be around $200 shipped for the set.

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I'll also be offering a 1G active toe eliminator kit. These will feature a chromoly, teflon-lined heim. I'll also be including 4 small round caps to use to weld over the factory bolt holes. I'm hoping to be around $150 shipped for the kit, so reasonably competitive.

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And last but not least, I'll be jigging up a 1G rear subframe in the coming weeks. I'll be designing and building a prototype tubular rear subframe very soon. And there will be options for a 1G rearend or 3000GT rearend. I'm very much looking forward to this project. I hope some of you guys still want something like this.

Anyway, that's all I have for now. Feel free to post any suggestions or opinions you may have. I welcome any constructive criticism. And if there's another 1G rearend product you want, let me know.

Thanks!

 

[tensaute]

Any idea on price of rear subframe ??

 

[99gst_racer]

Any idea on price of rear subframe ??

I won't know until I get the first one done. And that's going to be a 2-3 months probably. I need to knock out a couple of 2G rear subframes first.

 

[99gst_racer]

Ahh, ok. I don't know how that contact would occur but I trust Cioc more than myself.

Something to keep in mind; Cioc was/is running a very uncommon Ohlins suspension. I don't know much about it, but it seems that it compresses much further than the more common struts out there. I'd venture to guess that 99.9% of DSMer's, running more common and conventional struts and coilovers, won't have an issue with a straight upper arm. And I'd certainly be interested in getting some straight arms on some cars to test this theory of mine.

For the guys who know they need a bent arm, I can definitely offer one. Downsides are that it will weigh more and it will also cost more. But certainly doable.

 

[cioc]

Something to keep in mind; Cioc was/is running a very uncommon Ohlins suspension. I don't know much about it, but it seems that it compresses much further than the more common struts out there.

I would agree that most people will have 0 issues with a straight bar. My word of caution was just that. When installing any suspension components take the extra 20 minutes a cycle the suspension to look for any rubs. For me it was a compound issue of my tires potentially hitting the rear fender and the arm hitting the frame. Lucky for me it was the arm that rubbed first. Had the tire hit I might not have the car anymore. I just wanted to inform the group of my experience. Those bars look amazing by the way...and strong work on the jig! Cant wait to see the finished product.

 

[Paintballaa5]

The jig looks great, stoked to see progress on the subframes, and very interested in your plans to replace the factory hub/trailing arm combo.

 

[99gst_racer]

There's now 4 sets of the 1G rear arms out on cars. I have enough stuff to build one more set if someone wants to test them out at a discount (had a guy back out). Please PM me if you're interested. It can be uppers or lowers.

 

[Vegas Smith]

No swaybar mount for the lower, right?

 

[99gst_racer]

No swaybar mount for the lower, right?

For this set, yes.

I have plans for a sway bar adaptable lower set, but I won't have those finished for a month or two.

 

[99gst_racer]

Here's a pic of the lowers. Basically the same as the uppers, just a few inches longer.

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[Talontsi79]

Interested in the upper arms if you still have the material to make them. Let me know a price. Thanks

 

[99gst_racer]

I got my tester. This make 5 vehicles that will be running and reporting back on the 1G rear arms.

My next update to this thread will be some pics of a pretty trick new mustache bar. Stay tuned!

 

[VisionPaintball]

great stuff. when will you have more lower arms?

 

[99gst_racer]

great stuff. when will you have more lower arms?

I'd like to give some time to the guys who are testing them to make sure there's no problems. Give me a couple months and if all if well and no revisions need to be made, I'll throw an ad for them up in the freelancer section.

 

[VisionPaintball]

sounds good

 

[pagosa dsm]

No swaybar mount for the lower, right?

mount the sway bar to the trailing arms. I did with not problem

 

[99gst_racer]

I knocked out a prototype rear mustache bar this weekend. It's made of chromoly and weighs in at 5 lbs 11 oz (close to 3 lbs under the OE mustache bar). It attaches to 4 points on the cover, rather than just to two up top. This one will be going off to the coater this week and will get installed on Dan's 1G as soon as it comes back.

I don't have a price figured on these yet, but I will start building these in the near future. As soon as I get a few done, I'll come up with a price and put an ad up in the freelancer section.

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[DetroitStroker]

Very sick Paul!

 

[StreetThisDSM]

Following!!

 

[b00stedtalon2]

Very nice! I like how it supports all four holes and not just the upper two. I better get a wish list together!

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

Love the new products and development for 1G's Paul! Keep it up!

 

[OH91awd]

im getting kinda pumped to see some of this stuff come up for sale finally

 

[Paintballaa5]

im getting kinda pumped to see some of this stuff come up for sale finally

Same.. my stock rear subframe is about to bite the dust.. holding out for one of these!

 

[OH91awd]

Same.. my stock rear subframe is about to bite the dust.. holding out for one of these!

I just want to get the weight down on my car . trying to make this car as light was possible while still being along the fis rules for ifo.