joey_turbo

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Its always something I've thought about.
But is it a worthwile upgrade?

adam6900

iTrader: (4)

Got to say no to this, there is not as much weight difference as you would think!

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

But they do add some caster compared to the steel ones and won't flex as much, so I would say yes.

Dutch Scooby lover

iTrader: (3)

Get the new-age WRX arm, they add more camber then the GC8 STI arms.
Pricewise they are almost the same.

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

how would they not flez as much?steel is harder than alloy and ive seen alloy armed scoobys bend 1 easier on small impacts than steel 1's mate

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Pressed steel will flex under load, alloy won't. It's got nothing to do with how hard the material is.

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

+1 then mate,does that apply to impact cause as i said ive seen them bend under sudden impact easier than there steel counter parts?

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

They will both bend in an impact, maybe the alloy will bend sooner. But when on the car the alloy one's will flex much less. An old trick on the rally cars was to weld extra steel to the bottom arms to make them in to a box section to stop them twisting under load.

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

fair play

Grant74

iTrader: (10)

I came off on the hillclimb and bent the steel ones, so fitted alloy ones, but no real difference- hardrace ALK gives a lot more feedback than a standard one.

wrighty338

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id say yes, got a set for mine, must be a reason why they came on some and not others!