Our brand new Nissan SuperLock Tension Rods have gone down a storm since their release and are currently working great on a number of both street driven and competition spec S-bodies and Skylines. Along with added clearance, improved durability and ruggedness were on the agenda during development as some designs of kinked arms suffer more than others when exposed to demanding conditions. We ran our SuperLock arms through various tests on the universally recognised SolidWorks software to test for both weak areas and deflection under load.
The first test was deflection, i.e. how much will the tension rod flex when force is applied to it. With a force of 10,000 Newtons applied (just under 1020kg) just 0.3mm of deflection from the arm’s original position was registered (please note that the bend on the image is not to scale nor is it representative of the actual deflection registered).
Up next was overall toughness and yield strength. With 10,000 Newtons of force applied (just under 1020kg) a peak of 230,000,000 Pascals was recorded which, in plain English, is about two thirds of the estimated force required to break the tension rod (according to the simulation).
While there is no greater test than using a product in the real world these sort of simulations allow for us to iron out any strength related issues and iron out any standout weak points that may exist. As these images prove though, we’ve done our homework with the SuperLock Tension Rods and are looking forward to receiving more postitive feedback from happy customers!
