Front frame brace

[pagrunt]

Does anybody sell just the front cross piece under the rad? Already have the other 2.

You can find them under a G.P. Either check a yard to see if they any G.P.'s (Millerstown don't have any bars left) or see if someone here has one/able to get one for you.

 

[druggles85]

Agreed, anything else is just masturbation.

Finally, something I'm good at.

 

[druggles85]

Theres an A arm brace thing on my 84 caprice and I have no idea if it does anything at all

I figured if it would be beneficial, the aftermarket would have jumped all over it.

These things? I had to Google to see what they looked like. I'm more than a little confused by them.

**Edit. I added a screenshot of a lower control arm mount brace that's probably what you guys are talking about, right?

 

[spidereyes455]

Does anybody sell just the front cross piece under the rad? Already have the other 2.

Kind of pricey but...

1986 1987 Buick Regal Grand National Turbo T T-Type GNX CONNECTING FRONT BRACE #6756

www.kirbanperformance.com

Or as suggested you could hunt for a stock one from an 81 up Grand Prix.

 

[motorheadmike]

These things? I had to Google to see what they looked like. I'm more than a little confused by them.

**Edit. I added a screenshot of a lower control arm mount brace that's probably what you guys are talking about, right?

That brace is news to me.

 

[druggles85]

That brace is news to me.

I also found a few pictures of caprices with these braces. On our cars the jounce bars make sense to me because they're bracing the ends of the frame back to the welded crossmember. I'm not sure what gm was going for here.

 

[fleming442]

I also found a few pictures of caprices with these braces. On our cars the jounce bars make sense to me because they're bracing the ends of the frame back to the welded crossmember. I'm not sure what gm was going for here.

Jack your car up at the engine crossmember, put jackstands behind the front wheels, then let it down on the stands. There's a good bit of flex from the time the frame rests on the stands until the frame picks up the engine weight.

 

[UC645]

Jack your car up at the engine crossmember, put jackstands behind the front wheels, then let it down on the stands. There's a good bit of flex from the time the frame rests on the stands until the frame picks up the engine weight.

I’ve seen that tossed around on the pro turing forums a couple of times, with a claim to having windshields cracking from extreme flexing. Take from that what you will, but unless you’re tossing one of these cars around autocross courses with the ferocity of a honey badger that just got it’s nuts flicked, it shouldn’t be an issue.
Although the only real way to brace this area would be playing it like the low rider guys do, considering available space.
If you’re planning on bracing the lower control arm mounts, why not try welding a plate on either side of the mount like a shallow V?

Although I am curious as to who came up with that brace you pictured....

 

[GuysMonteSS]

Jack your car up at the engine crossmember, put jackstands behind the front wheels, then let it down on the stands. There's a good bit of flex from the time the frame rests on the stands until the frame picks up the engine weight.

^^^ X 2 !!
Yes indeed,there is a good amount of frame flex !!
Guy

 

[druggles85]

Jack your car up at the engine crossmember, put jackstands behind the front wheels, then let it down on the stands. There's a good bit of flex from the time the frame rests on the stands until the frame picks up the engine weight.

I have noticed that. I made the cowl to rad support braces, painted them then went to install them after putting the car on stands to do the rear seat braces... They didn't line up with the holes right anymore.

Although I am curious as to who came up with that brace you pictured....

The braces I pictured? As far as I can tell they are all factory braces on different B body's and F body's.

The one picture with the arrow was saying that brace had to be removed for the long tube headers in the ls swap kit.