I've got a request into the STAC to allow alternate control arms in STL. Looking for feedback.

My intent is to allow alternate control arms for the purpose of weight reduction, such as this:



...to replace this:



Honda's arms are made of cast iron and are seriously heavy; using something like this would reduce weight on the car while not functionally changing the geometry.

Other members of the STAC have legitimate concerns that such a rule could be tortured to allow a function other than this. I see how alternate arms could be used to changed camber and caster (already legitimate changes) but as long as you don't change the points to which they attach you cannot change major suspension geometry functionality like roll centers.

Note that alternate arms are already allowed in STO and STU, as is some level of change in pickup point location. I am *opposed* to changing pickup points in STL.

I'd like to hear your feedback and intorturation on this idea. We tabled this item for more discussion at the next concall.

Convince me it's a bad idea.

GA