New from AIRSOULS.com offroad shock towers

mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 12 Oct 2006, 4:25 pm

#543564

Airsouls.com now have a "how to" on heavy duty shock towers for ball joint front end

http://www.airsouls.com/how-tos/offroad_shock_towers.htm

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Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Oct 2006, 8:03 pm

#543628

I am pretty confident the stock shock tower seam welded with a couple of gussets would be stronger than that kit. A flat plate with a stiffener up the back isn't a real good design.

I only put small gussets on my first beam, but my current thing beam has much bigger gussets.

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mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 12 Oct 2006, 8:11 pm

#543634

I agree they could have done that better

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 15 Oct 2006, 8:30 am

#544434

what he did with the lower trailing arm would be illegal here too. you can't weld forged suspension components for street cars.

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