Absolutely!
I did see that core support on the USCT website.....good idea
What main difference did you notice with this? I have torque boxes and chassis connectors but thinking should i do this
Sub frame connectors are only part of the equation. If you look at the structure you'll see the torque boxes simply complete a box that the rocker, cross member, frame rail and floor pan create. Adding them closes the box and we all know a closed box is more rigid then an open one.
hymmm, I jacked my car up on leveled jack stands , when installing subframe conn. and 6 point roll cage , ????and forward fire wall supports , when I got it back on the ground the doors worked perfectly , no diff. than before ....Yeah, this exactly why you don't install sub frame connectors with the car off the wheels. These care flexed when new, 55 year old cars flex a LOT more, which is the complete opposite of most of us old people.
Glad it worked for you, not all cars are that rigid from the get go. Out of curiosity, were the jack stands under the suspension or on the structure?
as far forward and rearward as possible on the frame ....
May have worked but you meant to have weight on the wheels when welding in chassis connectors as cars flex when on hoists etc etc. One of my cars u visibly see the door gap change
car didn't sag, jackstands were leveled , so car was setting level...Well there ya go, you took into account the weight distribution. Most people, if you tell them to put a car on jack stands, aren't doing it that way. The way you did it, the right way for what you were doing, kept the cars natural "sag" in tact. I'm guessing you've replaced a few quarter panels in your day.
were no wheels on it , hadn't even bought them at the time ...
As long as the car was supported at the end it's the same as having it on wheels etc. typically of a car is going to save it's because it's supported closer to the center like on a lift.
Being from the north it's been my experience cars will more likely sag than not due to corrosion etc. so we're very careful to support a car like your talking about or have it on the wheels so it's sitting in its natural state.
I wanted it square and stiff...
Exactly! I did mine with the suspension on floor jacks and made sure the car was close to level. I checked this at the rocker panel.Yeah, this exactly why you don't install sub frame connectors with the car off the wheels. These cars flexed when new, 55 year old cars flex a LOT more, which is the complete opposite of most of us old people.
