Diff crossmember support reinforcement
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Melting Slicks
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From: Kingston Ontario
Diff crossmember support reinforcement
Has anybody did any reinforcement to the diff crossmember supports(frame side)? They don't look too strong if your putting lots of HP to it. I've been putting some ideas together while cutting cardboard for the other gussets. Anybody have any pics?
Racer
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you can get a reinforcement kit from VB&Pthat mounts there. They are thick aluminum discs and a set of studs to replace the stock bolts. I don't have a pic but theres not much to see any way. Pretty inexpensive too.
Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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I like those half shaft safety loops on the bottom of that same page. Not bad price either. Those upper strut rods are super expensive. Wonder why the inner heim end has to float and can't keep it fixed if its parallel to the half shaft. It shouldn't move any more in & out as the half shaft.
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Melting Slicks
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Toms
Thats what I was thinking he was getting at.
I like those half shaft safety loops on the bottom of that same page. Not bad price either. Those upper strut rods are super expensive. Wonder why the inner heim end has to float and can't keep it fixed if its parallel to the half shaft. It shouldn't move any more in & out as the half shaft.
I like those half shaft safety loops on the bottom of that same page. Not bad price either. Those upper strut rods are super expensive. Wonder why the inner heim end has to float and can't keep it fixed if its parallel to the half shaft. It shouldn't move any more in & out as the half shaft.
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Melting Slicks
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I just saw what your talking about with that upper rod, it looks to me that it's just a safety add-on and not really a suspension part if it moves back and forth. That would mean hes still got the yoke clips still in. BTW, I do have the aluminum crossmember caps on allready, it is the frame mount part of those bushings that I'm looking to strengthen. I cam make those brackets at work. Toms has the right idea.
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