Subject	the torsional and bending strength of a rod lies in it's OD
Posted by	LitlElvis on January 20, 2007 at 11:30 AM
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In Reply To	Would solid steel rods stand a better chance.. posted by Biz on January 19, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Message	in that the maximum stresses (both tension and compression) are concentrated on the outside surfaces and approach zero at or near the center. Basically adding wall thickness will increase strength, but it has diminishing returns the closer it gets to the center. And I don't think it is necessary in this case.
Follow Ups	Gauging interest in a new motor mount concept... - LitlElvis 15:37:29 01/19/07 The mounting stud looks a little wimpy..... - KevinsFairlady 15:45:59 01/19/07 That's just a bolt that I had laying around... the actual>> - LitlElvis 15:56:52 01/19/07 Ok, that would make it much stronger. (n/m) - KevinsFairlady 15:59:21 01/19/07 I think you may need more - Barry'z (NJ) 15:56:58 01/19/07 can you explain "cupping"? (n/m) - LitlElvis 15:58:42 01/19/07 I think he means coining. Look it up on Google or Yahoo. (n/m) - Dave N 16:06:49 01/19/07 ? (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 16:59:45 01/19/07 Is Wikipedia broken for you? :-) - Dave N 17:04:52 01/19/07 I tried google and didn't quite get what you meant, - Barry'z (NJ) 18:03:33 01/19/07 You have flat washers the same diameter as the - Barry'z (NJ) 16:59:12 01/19/07 mine always smush/split either way. - JW300ZX 17:16:41 01/19/07 Well back in the day, when they were held in place by - Barry'z (NJ) 17:57:49 01/19/07 Sealed bearings my ass! Not even an hour after putting in - dogpile 18:20:48 01/19/07 <3 (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 18:30:09 01/19/07 I see what you mean... thanks. See my cross section below. (n/m) - LitlElvis 17:23:03 01/19/07 Cool. The flat washer will cut into the bushing, the cupping - Barry'z (NJ) 17:59:24 01/19/07 mmmm.... I like what your thinking... - ni[X]it 16:03:44 01/19/07 I figured YOU might ask that... :-) - LitlElvis 16:13:05 01/19/07 I dunno Nixit, looks like it'll survive 30K miles.... - slkttop (MWS Motorsports) 17:20:43 01/19/07 my 2 cents.... - slkttop (MWS Motorsports) 17:31:40 01/19/07 I don't see how this rubber wouldd be any more durable than - Guapo 17:35:18 01/19/07 With this design the bushings would only see - Barry'z (NJ) 18:06:15 01/19/07 The "puck" will only see compression forces. - sfarrah 18:08:10 01/19/07 It's not the Isolator I have a concern with. At all. (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:59:52 01/19/07 It looks very weak. I would seriously consider beefing - ChrisZTT (Sacto, CA) 16:11:14 01/19/07 you seriously underestimate the strength of tubular steel (n/m) - AntiHero 19:06:24 01/19/07 Looks like a hockey puck, but maybe a slightly smaller - sfarrah 16:53:18 01/19/07 Here's a cross section of the bushing assembly... - LitlElvis 17:21:53 01/19/07 Thats some pretty nice tig welding there :) (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 19:44:15 01/19/07 Would solid steel rods stand a better chance.. - Biz 22:40:35 01/19/07 the torsional and bending strength of a rod lies in it's OD - LitlElvis 11:30:56 01/20/07
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