chassis stiffining

[spikekid999]

what can i do to stiffin the chassis on my sport. im gonna add frame connectors and torque boxes. im makin it a lowrider and plan on 3 wheelin it so i need it to be ridgid. and no im not gonna add a cage cuz itd look like crap

 

[mopowers]

Sounds like you've already got your mind made up.

 

[spikekid999]

how could i go about stiffining the front shock towers as thats where i gotta run the front cylinders. i dont want to have that get all bent to hell or somethin. could i just weld the plate thats there to the inner fender or should i do more?

 

[rokketride]

Call USCarTool

http://www.uscartool.com/img/68SSDart/image_360.html

http://www.uscartool.com/img/68SSDart/image_246.html

 

[SRT_DSTRHOLC]

what are toruqe boxes?

 

[rjsjea]

how could i go about stiffining the front shock towers as thats where i gotta run the front cylinders. i dont want to have that get all bent to hell or somethin. could i just weld the plate thats there to the inner fender or should i do more?

Weld a support bar from the firewall to the front frame rail incorporating the upper shock mount....like a roll cage would be. Attach it to a 6"x6" plate on the firewall if you dont wanna do the cage.

If you are gonna lift the car off the ground I would do as Rokketride's link suggest as well and the firewall-front frame bars

 

[spikekid999]

what are toruqe boxes?

they tie the frame rails and rocker panels together infornt of the rear tires where the front leaf spring mounts are and behind the front tires where the front subframe meats the floor

 

[spikekid999]

Call USCarTool

http://www.uscartool.com/img/68SSDart/image_360.html

http://www.uscartool.com/img/68SSDart/image_246.html

thanks for the links. i think ill do that brace from the fire wall to the inner wheel well there. also i might make a custom lower radiator support outta some flat bar like my dad did. ill get a lil to the pics in a min

 

[spikekid999]

heres the brace my dad did
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pag...ges/2/web/2438000-2438999/2438140_84_full.jpg

and the lower radiator support
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pag...ges/2/web/2438000-2438999/2438140_86_full.jpg
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pag...ges/2/web/2438000-2438999/2438140_87_full.jpg

he did this on his 74 challenger

 

[4mulaSvaliant]

Hey you may want to look into a shock tower to shock tower brace like XV engieering does on all of the cars they build. I would really suggest you do that since the pressure will be wanting to force the fenderwells inward.

 

[spikekid999]

hmmm i could,but i think ill have to enlarge the hole where the shockes poke through so my cylinders will fit