Subject: Strengthening the spring plate support / Shock Towers !!!
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posted on December 10th, 2009 at 08:10 PM
Strengthening the spring plate support / Shock Towers !!!
All,
I am reading through our off road bible:
(BAJA BUGS & BUGGIES by Jeff Hibbard)...page 75-76.
If you don't have the book....GET IT ! 100% recommended !!!
I am looking at the gussets on the rear cast shock towers !
It explains that it strengthens the lower spring plate supports on the inside of the towers by adding 1/8 inch steal plate ! and it also mentions to
add an additional 2 gussets to strengthen the tower !
Now I can see the logic behind this but my question to anyone out there is:
1. Has anyone done these mods ???
ANY PICS ???
2. Has anyone got a TRUE story to tell about damage to this Tower
ANY DAMAGE PICS !
I am going through some offroad mods at the moment and just want some convincing as to why I should add this weight !
PLEASE the more stories and PICS the better !
Thanks - James - manxdune
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 03:27 PM
Where do i get the book?
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Haven't done the mods but seriously considering them as the torsion bar brackets on the outside, where the springplates attach, have got cracks at
the bottom and will need welding, so i'm thinking overengineering sounds good. Question will these brackets weld ok?
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posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 10:45 PM
I recommend it for an offroader, as they often pound the lower stop. A bad thing as the increase in travel hurts other components, axles, cv's or
diff side gears depending on swing or irs.
Here's one I repaired a while ago, pics are bad quality from a phone camera.
The third pic shows how you can support the shock tower and trans forks by having the cage/roll bar tie it all together. The lower triangulation picks
up the pan, torsion housing, shock tower, fire wall and rear of the frame horns. Keeps things where they're supposed to be.
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