What size front bar did you use?
What size front bar did you use?
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Great topic/thread.
This issue is largely due to where the 'box' plate ended.
As many have said, the rear suspension is meant to flex but with the stock system this occurs across the entire rear trailing arm beam.
When a 'box' plate is added in this manner, beams ability to flex is obviously minimized but the majority of the flex/stress now occurs at welded stamped
steel plates rather than being transferred to the trailing arm.
An improved method is to have the 'box' plate span the entire distance and up to each trailing bar bracket (removing the bracket and welding it back on top of the plate is even better).
Also consider using rosebudding to heat a larger area around the area being welded.
This improves weld flow and penetration along with minimizing localized welding stresses.
OR, just buy the correct rear anti-sway bar!
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I had the rear axle semi-boxed in on my old GLH Turbo that my brother owns now. About 8" boxed in on both ends; not the whole channel though. The guy at the welding shop recommended against that.
I will have to get under there and take a look at it.....Thanks for posting this.
Car still handles like it's on rails! I keep hearing about how you can drive a Miata at "10 10ths", and that is certainly possible with this car.
There is no logical reason to call an Engine a motor.
Randy Hicks
86 GLHS60
86 GLHS 373 : SOLD, but never forgotten
89 Turbo Minivan
83 Turbo Rampage : SOLD
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
I know.... bringing a dead thread back to life.....what if you are trying to take as much flex out of the car as possible in a 1/4 mile track only application?? I was thinking of building a custom rear axle assembly that would be lighter and stronger....and reduce chassis twist...but would I be transferring a problem somewhere else??
Or make a new thread asking the 10/11 seconds L Body guys how to prepare your L body for drag racing?