suspension strength?

20PSI TX · tinkerer Joined: 23 Oct 2001 Posts: 475

At the moment in my little project I'm going about stiffening up the whole chassis/suspension setup. I was just not too sure of what can be done for chassis strength. At the moment I have just got the welder on to the top of the shocker towers (I have seen these crack before) and seam welded along the rails and the lower control arm mounts, not sure if this would help at all just thought it wouldn't hurt with a very rigid suspension setup.

I was just wondering what could be done just for the sake of strength and rigidity?

Josh · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 602

Turn the car on it's side, Manufacture some rails to suit the stardard gemini ones and weld them in and also weld all the seams/spot welds

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:19 am Post subject: Re: suspension strength?

adams making up a few interesting control arm braces for a few of us. should be interesting to try out when i get mine Very Happy

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Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

Full roll cage, you want chassis strength thats the best way to do it. I know of an ex rally gemi my mate wants to get rid of with a cage already set up, i don't think he wants much for it, everthing else is stripped and the bodies fucked, but thats the best strength option...

20PSI TX · tinkerer Joined: 23 Oct 2001 Posts: 475

I don't really want to look towards a roll cage as it's a bit of a sleeper and it's not going to be all that legal so I don't really want it to stand out.