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Chassis Stiffening, should I? |
Woody |
Jan 3 2012, 04:28 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
So I bought the 10 piece chassis kit and the trailing arm box kit and the car is prepped for install. My car has never had any rust issues and looking at the bare metal everything looks great. I can't find any cracks or any other irregularities. The car is autocrossed at least monthly and I am attempting to stiffen it up. I will fab up a inner ear brace as well and rollbar is in the works too. Well I started browsing and I guess some of you guys don't like the 10 piece kit. Should I just leave it off and stitch weld all the body seams instead? What about the trailing arm box kit? Am I going to be adding weight that isn't going to benefit anything?
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SirAndy |
Jan 3 2012, 05:18 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,649 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
What about the trailing arm box kit? Ditch it. I think boxed trailing arms are overkill for anything but the most hardcore AX car with huge sticky tires. Plus, there are better ways (read: lighter) to get the same or more stiffness. Like adding one or two hollow tubes horizontally and vertically. Also, IMHO, the piece that goes on the inner read fender wall is useless as that is a double wall and you're not stiffening anything with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
Racing916 |
Jan 3 2012, 08:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 341 Joined: 16-October 04 From: Binghamton, NY Member No.: 2,959 Region Association: North East States |
What about the trailing arm box kit? Ditch it. I think boxed trailing arms are overkill for anything but the most hardcore AX car with huge sticky tires. Plus, there are better ways (read: lighter) to get the same or more stiffness. Like adding one or two hollow tubes horizontally and vertically. Also, IMHO, the piece that goes on the inner read fender wall is useless as that is a double wall and you're not stiffening anything with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) I Agree!! Overkill! |
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