starting my drop project soon.......parts are on order

[moregrip]

Nice!


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thanks man, hopefully the last of the parts will be here by Tuesday so I can wrap this up and move on to my stereo install

 

[moregrip]

going to go watch first; see if I really want to do this or not:

http://www.lvrscca.org/schedule

 

[moregrip]

so it looks like tires are going to rather spendy in anything resembling a tire that will fit our RAMS.

Hottest Autocross Tires for 2016 - Technical Discussion - Autocross.US Forums

Thinking Bridgestone POTENZA RE-71R but man they are $$$

Bridgestone*Potenza RE-71R

 

[moregrip]

ok cool, my 1/2" thick 5"x5" aluminum metal pieces showed up today, going to try and see how my adapter idea works out sometime this week(fingers crossed) Need to sneak some time in the garage!

 

[Ak47bravo]

ok cool, my 1/2" thick 5"x5" aluminum metal pieces showed up today, going to try and see how my adapter idea works out sometime this week(fingers crossed) Need to sneak some time in the garage!

Nice!

What kind of tool will you use to cut the aluminum?

Or are you taking it to a machine shop and having them cut it?


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[DavidRam]

ok cool, my 1/2" thick 5"x5" aluminum metal pieces showed up today, going to try and see how my adapter idea works out sometime this week(fingers crossed) Need to sneak some time in the garage!

Those are niiiiiiice. Can you post a link to where you got them??

 

[moregrip]

Those are niiiiiiice. Can you post a link to where you got them??

I bought my aluminum from this dude:

6061dude on eBay

 

[moregrip]

Nice!

What kind of tool will you use to cut the aluminum?

Or are you taking it to a machine shop and having them cut it?

So I will be drilling/finishing these in my garage with regular tools......I won't even be using a drill press......just a regular corded drill and a careful hand.......should be good enough to prove the concept.

 

[moregrip]

ok so I cheated a little, I did not drill 100% free hand pilot holes after all, in fact, I didn't even use the drill motor I intended to use..............instead, I ended up using my dremel with 1/8" drill bit and the slide portion of the router head left loose so I could use it as a short travel plunge.......I coated the outside with urethane grease so it moved a little smoother...........I'll be damned if these holes aren't better than 1/64" accuracy both sides!



Now "I will" use the drill motor with a step bit and finish the holes........................

 

[moregrip]

these are done for now, test fit on the adapters is good, need to clean up a bit and see if I can mount this beast of a rear swaybar!

 

[Bigfoots03hd]

Moregrip I just read this from page 1 to this page I'm very interested in the outcome of your suspension you are going a little further then I plan on going but you are giving me a lot of answers to questions I had and now even more questions I will continue to follow your progress Thanks

 

[moregrip]

Moregrip I just read this from page 1 to this page I'm very interested in the outcome of your suspension you are going a little further then I plan on going but you are giving me a lot of answers to questions I had and now even more questions I will continue to follow your progress Thanks

That's what it's all about brother! Glad you're enjoying the thread!

 

[PassivAggressor]

these are done for now, test fit on the adapters is good, need to clean up a bit and see if I can mount this beast of a rear swaybar!

So I'm guessing those plates will bolt on to the stock location?

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[moregrip]

mock up:

 

[PassivAggressor]

mock up:

Looks good! Question though. Will they be strong enough?

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[moregrip]

Well I'm happy with how it all went together, no apparent binding or clearance issues........ please excuse the grade 5 hardware for now as that's all I had on hand in all the different sizes to make the magic happen

The Hellwig adjustable rear end links supplied with the bar worked perfectly; so no need to buy different hardware there.

I need to go drive this thing!

 

[moregrip]

Looks good! Question though. Will they be strong enough?

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Honestly, not sure, that's still an unknown......but not for long.....I chose 6061 T6511 material, so no heat treat or temper to get the T6 rating but at 1/2" thick I'm hoping it will be strong enough. Other options are heat treating what I have, buying thicker material, or even going with steel for that matter, lots of options out there........

 

[moregrip]

just got back from a test drive, very happy with the performance here. I'll update the thread with my driving impressions/details in a bit. Going back out for some more fun!

For those interested in the bar I used, see below:

 

[PassivAggressor]

Honestly, not sure, that's still an unknown......but not for long.....I chose 6061 T6511 material, so no heat treat or temper to get the T6 rating but at 1/2" thick I'm hoping it will be strong enough. Other options are heat treating what I have, buying thicker material, or even going with steel for that matter, lots of options out there........

That's true haha test and tune. Why did you specifically need the plates? Is the bar narrower and it couldn't mount in the OEM location? Or was it too close to the pumpkin?

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[moregrip]

That's true haha test and tune. Why did you specifically need the plates? Is the bar narrower and it couldn't mount in the OEM location? Or was it too close to the pumpkin?

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yes the mounting points are narrower on the larger bar......that was actually a bit of a surprise, but not so big of an issue I couldn't make it work as you can see from the pictures!