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Message: [QUOTE="Krause, post: 1298281, member: 331"] So continuing on with this 05+ install theme, Im not a big fan of the stock radius arms, and as I mentioned before I just like to build stuff. I figured I would do some pondering and see what I could come up with in terms of reasonably within reach for fabrication at home with just my trusty grinder. I wanted to build a 3-link setup that is adjustable for the radius arms. Trevor at PMF sells a dynamite set of these, and OUO makes a nice set as well. But 1000$ wasnt realistic, so this is really just me attempting to emulate off internet pictures a fuctional set of 3 link radius arms. I started finding some DOM. I have no idea what PMF uses, so I had to kinda exercise caution with this, I ended up going with 2.25 3/8s wall DOM. And this stuff is MASSIVE! [ATTACH=full]158469[/ATTACH] For the 'C' clips that must attach to the back of the axle, I bought 6x4 1/4inch wall rectangular tube from a structural steel shop. I used grinder to cut 4 inch pieces off, and then cut open one of the 4 inch faces. [ATTACH=full]158470[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158471[/ATTACH] This is the stock radius arm and kinda where I started with the C clips. [ATTACH=full]158472[/ATTACH] Then I radius-ed the front so the look nice. [ATTACH=full]158473[/ATTACH] Next, I got lucky and found some 2.5x3.5 1/4 rectangular tube at my local steel shop. This has a 2 inch inner diameter, which is what I wanted. Picked some of that up. [ATTACH=full]158474[/ATTACH] Cut a piece off (10 inches) and ripped it in half to get two triangles. [ATTACH=full]158475[/ATTACH] So this is the general idea of where I am going at this point.. [ATTACH=full]158476[/ATTACH] (BTW, joints and Ballistic joints from Ballistic fab, the 3 and 2 inch versions. Took a little while to ship but the are pretty sweet). [ATTACH=full]158477[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158478[/ATTACH] Then I radius-ed in the back of the saddle bracket so that it would sit well on the main top piece. [ATTACH=full]158479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158480[/ATTACH] And after a bit more measuring and opening up the bottom of the bracket to properly clear the zerk and lower ballistic joint, I was able to cut the main upper DOM piece, and here is where it is at now. [ATTACH=full]158481[/ATTACH] The shorter lower piece of tube is doing to be 2" DOM 1/4 wall, not quite the big stuff the upper is, but shouold still be plenty of meat on the bone. Going to be making some gussets for the C clips where they attack to tube and a few other things, but you can see where it is coming together at this point, IM happy with how they are looking. -Andrew [/QUOTE]