Front Coil-over Conversion, Any need to re-inforce the upper mnt? Options

[db9146]

I'm looking at running coil-over suspension in the front of my -6 conversion with flares. I am going to include the standard longitudinal reinforcements and a few others here and there but my question is, when transferring the weight from the torsion bar mounting points to the top of the inner fenders, what kind of reinforcement have been performed and worked well short of a tube-frame set-up?

Thanks

[Thorshammer]

Your question is a loaded one. and more information must be known to help you along.

Are you using the stock fuel tank?
Is this a street car and must have the fresh air system?

If it uses the standard fuel tank, a camber bar CAN be installed to assist in the camber gain from the upper strut towers moving around. Then about 1 inche from the outside of the inside of where the top strut tower comes through, dril 1/4 inch holes around the perifery of the strut tower mounting hole and then have someone who can weld, rosette weld the upper pressed steel piece to the lower pressed steel piece. This does make a different in stiffness for the front end. I feel this will allow you to run coil over front springs.

The real deal is to add a cross X brace from the bottom of the tower to the top of the other. Made from 1 1/2 cro moly tubing. But you won't be able to use the stock fuel tank.

Hope this helps.

Erik Madsen