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Carroll Shelby
OK ... all joking aside ...
So the way I understand it is the bushing is removed altogether from left side UCA so that bind is eliminated as the solid axle moves through it's range of motion.
And it's the left side UCA that is causing all the issues with the mount.
Not 100% on top of it all, so if that's a true statement, then ...
Why not allow removing the left UCA altogether? If it serve no purpose other than it's a factory suspension piece and it causes major relibility problems, nix it.
If that's not the case and its the fact that all loading is directed to one mount instead of shared between two, then ...
... adding a TA similar to what a an F-Car has will be just moving the problem.
The TA in my car has been systematically tearing and ripping the floor pan out of my car for several years.
Most any 4G will show signs of the spot welds being pulled through on the floor in front of where the passenger seat bolts.
I had to repair the trans mount at one point. Its a common problem.
I think what gets lost in these kinds of discussions is that we are taking these platforms to a level of loading no one ever intended them to go. Think about it ... there is suspension loading being transmitted to a pick-up point that is spot welded to 14 gauge molded steel pan. And the expectation is that will endure repeated G-loading seen coming off the banking at TWS? Hopping curbs through Rattlesnake at MSR-C? the washboard at ECR? The canyon exiting T6 at Hallett? And we do it year after year. Not even custom built tube chassis cars can last through that kind of punishment.
I think we generally expect too much of these platforms.
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