Custom/home made camber brace
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Drifting
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From: Zagreb, Croatia
Custom/home made camber brace
Have anybody done this?
I was looking to get one but it's too pricey, especially with
shipping to Europe.
I'm good with welding so I was thinking of doing one myself.
I was looking to get one but it's too pricey, especially with
shipping to Europe.
I'm good with welding so I was thinking of doing one myself.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Edmonton AB
See post #88 here:
Anyone Ever Fab their Own Camber Brace?
MBDiagMan created the thread 11/27/05 and eventually posted that
he had finished the unit on 12/23. 125 entries to the thread. Did
anyone ever hear anymore about his brace or see pictures?
Distance and borders may make fabricating your own worthwhile
but for others who do not face these obstacles, call R-D Racing
and then bolt the Camber-Brace on when it arrives.
.
Anyone Ever Fab their Own Camber Brace?
MBDiagMan created the thread 11/27/05 and eventually posted that
he had finished the unit on 12/23. 125 entries to the thread. Did
anyone ever hear anymore about his brace or see pictures?
Distance and borders may make fabricating your own worthwhile
but for others who do not face these obstacles, call R-D Racing
and then bolt the Camber-Brace on when it arrives.
.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,625
Likes: 1
From: Zagreb, Croatia
See post #88 here:
Anyone Ever Fab their Own Camber Brace?
MBDiagMan created the thread 11/27/05 and eventually posted that
he had finished the unit on 12/23. 125 entries to the thread. Did
anyone ever hear anymore about his brace or see pictures?
Distance and borders may make fabricating your own worthwhile
but for others who do not face these obstacles, call R-D Racing
and then bolt the Camber-Brace on when it arrives.
.
Anyone Ever Fab their Own Camber Brace?
MBDiagMan created the thread 11/27/05 and eventually posted that
he had finished the unit on 12/23. 125 entries to the thread. Did
anyone ever hear anymore about his brace or see pictures?
Distance and borders may make fabricating your own worthwhile
but for others who do not face these obstacles, call R-D Racing
and then bolt the Camber-Brace on when it arrives.
.
If I lived closer, I'd get one in a hear beat, but shipping big objects is sometimes more money than object itself.Thanks for the link.
Pro
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
Racer
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i am also planning/drawing up ideas to make a camber brace as well!
for me to buy the r-d camber brace is $282.00 aus after coversion rate plus shipping,who knows what that would be?
it then becomes quite expensive doesnt it?
i mean i reackon i could get the materials for say $50 aus plus welding costs of say $30-$50!
my plans are to buy 38 mm or 50 mm high tensile grade strength square tubeing with inner wall thickness of 5-6 mm thick and buy 10 mm thick high tensile flat plate and get it welded up once i have the installtion plate shape designed and driled/slotted and measure up the square bar length i need!
then get it power coated all up and wham,thank you mam!
im sure we can do it no problem and make it just as strong and fit just like r-d racing makes!
any how good luck there,let us know how you are going with it!
glen
sxyvet
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Drifting
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From: Lakeport CA
I had to totally mod my RD brace when I installed a procharger. I can say it was a beefy unit to start with & then I went a little further w/ corner gussets on the ears.
If your good w/ a welder, you can do it. Just depends how you want to route it around the air conditioning etc. Mine now rests flat down on the frame w/ a notch for the lower radiator hose & another for the PS res. to sit in.
The ears on the RD unit are like 1" thick solid steel & the square tube is very thick walled. That is what gives the strength to tie the upper suspension points from moving in the future.
If your good w/ a welder, you can do it. Just depends how you want to route it around the air conditioning etc. Mine now rests flat down on the frame w/ a notch for the lower radiator hose & another for the PS res. to sit in.
The ears on the RD unit are like 1" thick solid steel & the square tube is very thick walled. That is what gives the strength to tie the upper suspension points from moving in the future.
Racer
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r.e info on camber brace
I had to totally mod my RD brace when I installed a procharger. I can say it was a beefy unit to start with & then I went a little further w/ corner gussets on the ears.
If your good w/ a welder, you can do it. Just depends how you want to route it around the air conditioning etc. Mine now rests flat down on the frame w/ a notch for the lower radiator hose & another for the PS res. to sit in.
The ears on the RD unit are like 1" thick solid steel & the square tube is very thick walled. That is what gives the strength to tie the upper suspension points from moving in the future.
If your good w/ a welder, you can do it. Just depends how you want to route it around the air conditioning etc. Mine now rests flat down on the frame w/ a notch for the lower radiator hose & another for the PS res. to sit in.
The ears on the RD unit are like 1" thick solid steel & the square tube is very thick walled. That is what gives the strength to tie the upper suspension points from moving in the future.
hi there trog,
i was wandering what you mean bye the "ears" are 1" solid thick, do you mean the brackets the brace bolts on with?
can you please also tell me is the square tube is solid or hollow?
also what do you mean bye corner gussets on the ears also?
what diamater size square tubing would you say the brace is made out off please?
how many mm,s thick would the inner wall be on the brace?
i dont have air cond now on my vette as i removed it to clean up the engine bay so that wont be a problem for me!
hope that you may be able to clarify a bit further if you can!
thanks alot mate!
glen
Last edited by sxyvet; Dec 26, 2006 at 02:31 AM. Reason: add some stuff
Le Mans Master
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From: Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Racer
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hi there trog,
i was wandering what you mean bye the "ears" are 1" solid thick, do you mean the brackets the brace bolts on with?
can you please also tell me is the square tube is solid or hollow?
also what do you mean bye corner gussets on the ears also?
what diamater size square tubing would you say the brace is made out off please?
how many mm,s thick would the inner wall be on the brace?
i dont have air cond now on my vette as i removed it to clean up the engine bay so that wont be a problem for me!
hope that you may be able to clarify a bit further if you can!
thanks alot mate!
glen
i was wandering what you mean bye the "ears" are 1" solid thick, do you mean the brackets the brace bolts on with?
can you please also tell me is the square tube is solid or hollow?
also what do you mean bye corner gussets on the ears also?
what diamater size square tubing would you say the brace is made out off please?
how many mm,s thick would the inner wall be on the brace?
i dont have air cond now on my vette as i removed it to clean up the engine bay so that wont be a problem for me!
hope that you may be able to clarify a bit further if you can!
thanks alot mate!
glen
thanks
glen
Le Mans Master
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From: Edmonton AB
But out of respect for R-D Racing who happens to sponsor the
C4 Tech/Performance forum, I am not inclined to share this knowledge.
What I will say is that it does not take rocket science to develop
your own version. Just find a way to tie the upper control arms
together within the available space using material that represents
an appropriate balance between cost, ease of fabrication and
strength/stiffness.
It's a very simple design, the tricky part is replicating it for less
than the $220 it would cost to buy the '90-'91 item required for
your car from R-D.
.
Racer
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here ya go!
why did you even bother responding if you just wanted to be a smart *** and brag you knew all the measurements but didnt want to share them with other members to help them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was going to say a real smart *** comment to you now but i dont want to start a war, so i wont!
well there is plenty of other nice guys that are willing to help regardless,so its going to be alright any way with or with out your help!
life is good,too good infact!
"here is the measurements rite now i just got in!"
end plate =3/8" thick
square tube as we all know.
hollow with 3/16" wall thickness.
diamater=1/1/2" od diamater.
weighs=30 lbs.
now how the hell was that hard for you to do slalom4me!
you can sleep easy now knowing that you did the rite thing bye r-d racing,
better still you should become a sales rep and guard dog for r-d racing as well!
hahahahah
i was going to say a real smart *** comment to you now but i dont want to start a war, so i wont!
well there is plenty of other nice guys that are willing to help regardless,so its going to be alright any way with or with out your help!
life is good,too good infact!
"here is the measurements rite now i just got in!"
end plate =3/8" thick
square tube as we all know.
hollow with 3/16" wall thickness.
diamater=1/1/2" od diamater.
weighs=30 lbs.
now how the hell was that hard for you to do slalom4me!
you can sleep easy now knowing that you did the rite thing bye r-d racing,
better still you should become a sales rep and guard dog for r-d racing as well!
hahahahah
Last edited by sxyvet; Dec 27, 2006 at 03:36 AM. Reason: add some more fire power.
Racer
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how ya going mate!
of course i want to make it the best i can thats why i have kept asking for info about the dam thing!
ok, so what do you please reccomend mate?
any ideas please?
chrome moly you mentioned before i remember?
thanks
glen
Le Mans Master
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From: Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Yes mate, Chromemoly is what i recomend you look into, it will probably cost more, but it will be a better option.
Me and a mate of mine have been planing on making one up for a long time now, we just havent got around to starting it.
Are you planning on doing yours yourself or getting someone else to do it for you?
Me and a mate of mine have been planing on making one up for a long time now, we just havent got around to starting it.
Are you planning on doing yours yourself or getting someone else to do it for you?
Burning Brakes
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From: Port Orange FL
Roy
Le Mans Master
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From: Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Another thing for you to remember Glen which im sure youll know is when taking the measurements for this you need to have the car jacked up so the load off the front suspension.
Burning Brakes
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From: Pittsburgh,PA
I just sold my Camber Brace and had to ship it ups. It was only 12.8 pounds.
I can under stand some one wanting to make there own
brace especially if they are out of the US with shipping costs what they are.
But with that said R-D racing is the sponsor of this forum and one of the best suppliers the Corvette forum has.
Slalom4me is one of the good guys of this forum, he has helped a lot of the members including me. I think he did the right thing in not giving the measurements.
Dave
I can under stand some one wanting to make there own
brace especially if they are out of the US with shipping costs what they are.
But with that said R-D racing is the sponsor of this forum and one of the best suppliers the Corvette forum has.
Slalom4me is one of the good guys of this forum, he has helped a lot of the members including me. I think he did the right thing in not giving the measurements.
Dave