BlackBeaut Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Aha!! Thanks Cary, that's dead simple! I might be able to use that in a couple or so years Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoeightnine Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 You want to test the car where it is going to be driven. If it has 4" of droop that you're not going to be using, don't test there. So yes, test from ride height then down a couple inches. Okey dokey. I'll whip it up this weekend then! Thanks for putting up with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zredbaron Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I used some 12 ga .105" thick plate. I also went to 5/8" rod ends for the control arm so what I did was to strip the paint first. I used a cutoff wheel to cut through the spot welds as I haven't had any luck at all trying to chisel spot welds off, then I opened the stock hole up to 5/8. Then I set it on my workbench and used a square to mark the high end of the slot. Then I drilled that out progressively to 5/8", then I used a dremel with a cutoff wheel to connect the holes. I did the same thing on the plates, then welded the plates to the outsides of the crossmember. I ran my old crossmember without any reinforcement at all, just washers on each side of the slot, but in retrospect that was pretty dumb and I wouldn't recommend it, even though I never had any trouble with it like that. Any chance you'd be willing to repost this image, Jon? I assume this is an image of version 2, not version 1 with the loose washers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zredbaron Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Don't waste any time searching for it, by all means. I was just curious to see it if you happen to know exactly where the pic is. I have other pics that I will likely base my reinforcement on, so no sweat if it's not worth your time... Edited March 23, 2011 by zredbaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Here you go. Nothing fancy, just a plate welded on each side of the crossmember. I drilled a hole at the two ends, and then used a cutoff wheel to connect them. In retrospect, 5/8" is way overkill for the bolt size. I would probably run a 1/2" bolt and sleeve on the 5/8" rod end if I were to do it again. I guess I won't have to worry about strength this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zredbaron Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 slick! (thanks jon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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