odd problem.

[Luke Hobson]

ok everybody
i have a problem with body posts that i have never had before.
on sunday i had a accident and bent a body post. it was so badly bent that it is now broken.( the accident was hard enough to detsroy a diff outdrive bering and break the rear diff screw)
has anybody had this problem where they broke a body post.

thanks for the time

luke

[James_Stewart]

I can't say i've either bent or snapped a body post before, but if you had an accident that was big enough to 'destroy a diff bearing' then it must have been a pretty major impact to the rear of the car. I'd rather a bodypost snapped instead of the tower it was attached to....

Was that a Type B diff screw that you broke?

[Luke Hobson]

yeah it was

why???

luke

[James_Stewart]

Just wondering really - The M2 screw in there has been known to let go when a large load is applied to it.

[Luke Hobson]

oh ok i'll order some more of them

luke

[mark Fuller]

I have broken two of them screws that go through the diff and both was when accerlerating (cant spell :D) off the line once at southend in the final when i took TQ in stock which is the worst posiable time and the second time when i ran mod for the open meeting of carpet wars when i pulled of fthe line

im sorry about my spelling im in the bottom set at school :'(

mark

[Bish]

Strange that - but yes I've had two body posts break. Not in particularly big accidents. The body post was the only thing to break. ???

[MikeS]

Guys, body posts are designed to let go before the shock is transmitted into some other more expensive part of the car, like a carbon shock tower. It is much cheaper to replace a post!

[Craig]

Ive taken out a body post as well. But that was only because i had not cut them down.

Another strange one was when i broke a diff half on the front. Nothing else just all the lovely plastic dropping off from under the car.

O/T Mike any news on any developments for the 7.7? Just intrested in seeing what you will have my money for next.