In the world of high-performance drifting and track driving, the quality of your angle kit can make or break your car’s performance. The difference between success and failure often comes down to the materials used in your kit. While many competitors cut corners by using inferior metals like mild steel, SLRspeed’s 350Z angle kit sets a higher standard by using superior, CNC precision-cut HSA steel and ultra-high-strength alloys. This ensures not only the highest steering angle on the market—over 74 degrees—but also unmatched strength and durability.
Why Materials Matter in an Angle Kit
When you’re pushing your Nissan 350Z to the limit on the drift course or track, every component of your car is subjected to extreme stress. The control arms, steering plates, and other parts of an angle kit need to withstand immense forces without bending, cracking, or failing. The use of high-quality materials is crucial to ensure that your car can handle aggressive driving and tight drifts without compromising performance or safety.
Unfortunately, many angle kit manufacturers use mild steel in their products. While mild steel is cheap and easy to manufacture, it’s also significantly weaker and more prone to flexing and bending under heavy loads. This can lead to a less predictable and less reliable driving experience—something no serious driver can afford.
The Problems with Mild Steel in Angle Kits
Here’s why mild steel falls short in the world of competitive drifting and high-performance driving:
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Lower Strength: Mild steel has a lower tensile strength than high-strength alloys and advanced steels like HSA steel. This means that mild steel is more likely to bend, warp, or fail when subjected to the extreme forces experienced during drifting or track driving.
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Heavier Weight: Mild steel is also heavier than the advanced materials used in SLRspeed’s kits. This added weight can negatively impact your car’s performance, making it less agile and responsive—two critical factors in competitive driving.
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Prone to Rust: Mild steel is more susceptible to corrosion and rust, especially under harsh driving conditions. Over time, this can weaken the structural integrity of your angle kit and lead to premature failure.
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Inconsistent Performance: With mild steel, you’ll often experience flex in the control arms and steering plates. This reduces the precision of your steering and makes your car’s handling less predictable, which is the last thing you want when you’re pushing your car to the limit.
Why SLRspeed Uses Superior Metals
SLRspeed takes a completely different approach, using CNC precision-cut HSA steel for their 350Z angle kits. This high-strength steel offers far superior durability, strength, and performance, ensuring your car can handle the most demanding conditions without compromise.
Here’s why SLRspeed’s materials are far superior:
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High-Strength Alloys: The HSA steel used in SLRspeed’s control arms is significantly stronger than mild steel, making it resistant to bending, flexing, or breaking even under extreme forces. This ensures that your car remains predictable and responsive no matter how aggressively you drive.
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Lightweight Design: Despite its strength, HSA steel is lighter than mild steel. This reduced weight means your 350Z will feel more agile and responsive on the track, allowing for quicker transitions and tighter drifts.
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Precision CNC Cutting: SLRspeed’s control arms and steering plates are CNC precision-cut, ensuring a perfect fit and finish. This precision engineering minimizes play and ensures that your car’s front-end geometry is optimized for maximum performance.
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Corrosion Resistance: By using high-quality alloys and advanced materials, SLRspeed’s angle kits are less susceptible to rust and corrosion, ensuring a longer lifespan and more consistent performance over time.
The Importance of Superior Materials for High Steering Angle
One of the standout features of SLRspeed’s 350Z angle kit is its over 74 degrees of steering angle—the most available on the market. Achieving this level of angle requires not only advanced engineering but also the use of materials that can withstand the stress that comes with extreme steering angles. Using mild steel in such a demanding application simply won’t cut it. That’s why SLRspeed uses only the best materials to ensure their kits perform at the highest level, giving you the competitive edge you need.
Don’t Settle for Inferior Materials
When you choose SLRspeed, you’re choosing a product that has been designed and built with serious drivers in mind. Unlike competitors that rely on mild steel and cut corners with inferior materials, SLRspeed invests in high-strength alloys and precision engineering to deliver the best performance possible.
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More Steering Angle: With over 74 degrees of angle, SLRspeed offers the most extreme angle available on the market.
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Built for Strength: With CNC precision-cut HSA steel control arms and high-strength alloy steering plates, SLRspeed’s angle kit is built to handle the toughest conditions without bending or flexing.
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Lightweight and Durable: Superior materials mean less weight and greater durability, giving your car a more responsive feel and better performance overall.
Why Choose SLRspeed for Your 350Z?
If you’re serious about drifting or track driving, you need an angle kit that can stand up to the demands of aggressive driving. SLRspeed’s 350Z angle kit not only delivers the highest steering angle in the industry, but it’s also made with superior materials that ensure your car can handle the most intense conditions. Don’t settle for kits that use mild steel and compromise on quality—choose SLRspeed for the ultimate in strength, durability, and performance.
