R&D cross frame is on
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Racer
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From: new orleans La
R&D cross frame is on
I installed it yesterday.. I was a pretty simple install, the hardest part was having to crawl in and out from under the car. It does seem to hang a little lower than I expected but it does add quite a bit more rigidity to the frame. Has anyone installed the behind the seat cross-bar? If so, How much more of an improvement was made?
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Nice, ain't it? Yes, I installed the cross bar first, then the camber brace and recently the cross frame. When I first installed the cross bar, it was a very noticable improvement. Besides being more ridgid, I noticed a much better feel on turn-in when hard cornering.
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Racer
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From: new orleans La
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Nice, ain't it? Yes, I installed the cross bar first, then the camber brace and recently the cross frame. When I first installed the cross bar, it was a very noticable improvement. Besides being more ridgid, I noticed a much better feel on turn-in when hard cornering.
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Racer
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From: new orleans La
Originally Posted by 96_LT1
Thats a sweet looking C4 
Im thinking about the frame for mine to, but i think ill try and get it on the road first!
Im thinking about the frame for mine to, but i think ill try and get it on the road first!
but it puts a smile on my face every time I get behind the wheel. 
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From: O'Fallon MO
You can get it all welded in one piece now and there is a big improvement in ground clearance. I started with a Cross Frame, added the Camber Brace and then the S/T Frame roll bar. Wow what a stiff chassis... 
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From: St. louis, MO
Originally Posted by hardlight
You can get it all welded in one piece now and there is a big improvement in ground clearance. I started with a Cross Frame, added the Camber Brace and then the S/T Frame roll bar. Wow what a stiff chassis...
Had Dave at R-D weld mine too. The Cross Frame really helps the handling.
I had the Cross Bar before I got R-Ds S/T Frame Support (aka roll bar), it really helped in the handling!
