Production cannot be started until dies are manufactured (tooling). These dies are used in powered hammers to form the arms from heated steel bar. Here's a video from an overseas forge manufacturing what appears to be a lower control arm (beware of the mic feedback at 56 seconds)...
A little bit yes and a little bit no. We're using Indiegogo in order to raise the capital necessary to cover the tooling cost in combination with our grant award and our own funds. Indiegogo acts as an escrow - if we don't hit the goal all funds are returned to the user. The user can also...
Thanks! :) You're correct, the UCA for the most part is just a guide for the spindle and doesn't experience the same amount of force that the LCA would experience. It's a good question - a stamping would be just as suitable and just as cost-effective. In some OE applications forged arms are...
We've been summoned! We do have a long ways to go yet on the crowdfunding portion but we do have a $27k grant from our home state and our own funds that we're using to help push the project forward. We're currently working through CAD drawing revisions which we hope to be able to share soon.
