Rear Trailing Arms, Reinforcements to Resist Twisting |
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Rear Trailing Arms, Reinforcements to Resist Twisting |
Heater Guy |
May 6 2016, 10:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 20-October 09 From: Walnut Creek, CA Member No.: 10,960 Region Association: Northern California |
Lamont Welding & Fabrication in Antioch, CA (925) 754-7824 has a fixture to modify trailing arms. It holds the trailing arm in the correct stock alignment.
He mounts the trailing arm in the fixture, cuts it in half and welds in a 1/8" rectangular plate. The 1/8" plate helps to reduce twisting deformation by breaking the twisting length of the arm into two lengths instead of one long length. The charge is $80.00 per trailing arm. I just had my trailing arms reinforced. This reinforcing method is better than plating the arms with heavy sheet metal. |
brant |
Jul 12 2016, 10:30 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,622 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
You will eventually rip the console out
My style is bolt in because my rules require no weld in braces. Just read the rules for the class you want to run. Email the tech/eligibility person for any class you may go to in the future and print the response |
Heater Guy |
Jul 13 2016, 10:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 20-October 09 From: Walnut Creek, CA Member No.: 10,960 Region Association: Northern California |
You will eventually rip the console out My style is bolt in because my rules require no weld in braces. Just read the rules for the class you want to run. Email the tech/eligibility person for any class you may go to in the future and print the response My class ITE in SCCA requires the use of the tub. Everything else is open. |
brant |
Jul 13 2016, 02:00 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,622 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
You will eventually rip the console out My style is bolt in because my rules require no weld in braces. Just read the rules for the class you want to run. Email the tech/eligibility person for any class you may go to in the future and print the response My class ITE in SCCA requires the use of the tub. Everything else is open. your good my comment was directed at Han Solo just that he double check his rules before he decides which style of brace to go with p.s. I use bolt in styles on 2 different teeners I especially appreciate the bolt in style on my -4cylinder car, as unbolting and removing the bar aids in engine drops for that car |
Han Solo |
Jul 14 2016, 05:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
p.s. I use bolt in styles on 2 different teeners I especially appreciate the bolt in style on my -4cylinder car, as unbolting and removing the bar aids in engine drops for that car Do these bolt in stiffeners require studs welded to the outer firewall and/or suspension ear? I can see just drilling holes through the ear and using nuts and bolts but I'm unclear how you would bolt through the firewall (outer only). Perhaps use long bolts and pass through both inner and outer? Any photos or links Brant? |
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