If you could pattern that gp bar to sell just that piece you’d make a lot of happy people. Rather than having to buy all three brackets as one.
A front swaybar brace, a good/useful idea?
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liquidh8
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If you can't source the factory bars, the UMI is a nice piece. I've been running a variation of said factory bars on every G-body I've owned and built.
that crimp is 🏆
I'll add another recommendation for the UMI front triangle brace assuming you don't have anything like an intercooler that would interfere (won't work on a GN with FMIC). Then add the fender to core support braces and a bigger front sway bar. Front end will definitely feel tighter.
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Agree, I have a PTE FMIC and fabricated my front brace to fit
Do you know who sells those Fender to Care Support Braces? I saw someone that had them but couldn't find a vendor for them in my searching.
Do you recall what the wall thickness was of the conduit used for your home-built braces?
I believe I used 3/4" rigid EMT which is .107" wall thickness.
Thanks. Looked up 'rigid' conduit but was guessing on size/OD (assumed 3/4") & it didn't list wall thickness so thought I'd inquire.
I must admit that I've considered trying something like this, although slightly different. Even with the jounce bars and G.P. bar I figured something similar to the Camaro "Wonder Bar" might be worth a shot considering how much stress the frames take near the P.S. gearbox during turns. I planned on looking into it further next year, and have considered using the sway bar bolts as a mount since I already have to weld there anyway. But I would absolutely reinforce that area and probably incorporate threaded steel inserts that go to the roof of the K-member, and weld them there as well so they'd be anchored top and bottom. It seems stronger than welding in a nut plate or popping in a Riv-Nut, but it's also probably excessive for 99% of us. I just like to overcomplicate things.
Edit to add that this would allow you to run a much longer bolt, and that would drastically decrease the chance of ripping out of the frame. However, at this point you might want to upgrade to a larger bolt with a wider head flange to prevent simply snapping the head off. And now it's overcomplicated.
Edit 2: The use of a Wonder Bar was mentioned by CutlassJ back in 2009 on page 3 of the F41 And Aftermarket Bracing Diagrams thread. https://gbodyforum.com/threads/f41-and-aftermarket-bracing-diagrams-more-pics-added.8126/page-3
Edit to add that this would allow you to run a much longer bolt, and that would drastically decrease the chance of ripping out of the frame. However, at this point you might want to upgrade to a larger bolt with a wider head flange to prevent simply snapping the head off. And now it's overcomplicated.
Edit 2: The use of a Wonder Bar was mentioned by CutlassJ back in 2009 on page 3 of the F41 And Aftermarket Bracing Diagrams thread. https://gbodyforum.com/threads/f41-and-aftermarket-bracing-diagrams-more-pics-added.8126/page-3
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