And where do I find them, or how do I make them? Already have the heims and swedged tube, but not the "tabs"
I'm sure it's simple, but my brain just won't come up with it.
Edit: I fail at hotlinking.
And where do I find them, or how do I make them? Already have the heims and swedged tube, but not the "tabs"
I'm sure it's simple, but my brain just won't come up with it.
Edit: I fail at hotlinking.
I made mounting tabs for a similar strut rod by drilling holes in steel bar stock then bending it into a C.
I'd like to use flat stock. Except the part where I have no idea how to turn it into a proper shape with a bench vise.
And thanks eastcoastmojo!
Shock or radius brackets. The Chassis Shop has them.
Dusterbd13 wrote: I'd like to use flat stock. Except the part where I have no idea how to turn it into a proper shape with a bench vise. And thanks eastcoastmojo!
I went pretty caveman on it since my bench vise sheared off its mount after a ball joint press incident. I cut the bar stock to the total length I needed, then put my three holes in it -- one for mounting on the control arm bolt and two for the bolt that secures the heim joint. I put it in the vise which I kind of had to hold in place on the ground with my feet and then just beat it with a hammer until I had a 90 degree bend in it. For the second bend, I clamped the steel bar to a piece of wood that was the right thickness and hammered down the other end to complete the bracket.
Those tabs from the Chassis Shop look awesome though. Mine wound up looking like this (over there on the left):
Yeah, it's basically just a piece of flat stock, cut to shape with your favorite cutting method, bent to shape (hammer it over a piece of square tubing, probably?), drill the holes, and then welded in place.
Or you can buy them here for $6 each.
I'd use a square or rectangle tube cut in half if you want thicker stuff.
Usually called shock tabs or shock mounts. If you decide not to fab your own, they're pretty cheap from places like Summit or Speedway Motors. You should also check the airbag supply places like Airbagit.com
In reply to Run_Away:
Ha!!! That's what my brain was trying to spit out but wouldn't. I've done it once before years ago, but couldn't remember.
there are these...
Chassis Tabs
I have a few in my stockpile. What hole size do you need and how quick do you want them?
I need 5/8.
Pretty quickly actually. Fo7nd out that the amc is impossible to move without strut rods, and I cut the factory parts off already. So it's stuck on the lift, and I need the lift to fix other broken crap.
What thickness should I be looking for? I was thinking 12 gauge or so.
I would imagine there is a circle track supplier not far from you that has them sitting on their shelf.
Amazon also has them, but you have to figure out what they are (dimensions) from the catalog first.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=srs%3D8202550011%26search-alias%3Dspecialty-aps&field-keywords=chassis+tab&rh=i%3Aspecialty-aps%2Ck%3Achassis+tab&ajr=0
I think the ones I have are 3/8" and 1/2", but a drill can fix that. 12ga should be thick enough, but it may be better to go a little thicker, toward 3/16" or 1/4" since they are locating the wheels and you don't want the bolt wearing the holes out of round.
These guys have pretty much everything you need for that kind of stuff.
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/shockbracketstabs.html
In reply to stafford1500:
do you have 4 of them? and a free night to get togheter this week?
I will check my stash this afternoon and call you.
http://welderseries.com/blog/
Buy the stuff ready made or steal the design and make your own.
I'd go 1/8" plate. If you can find the right dimension, just buy some square/rectangle tubing and cut out the side with the seam.
I use 2X4X125 rectangle tubing to make mine. id is perfect when using the high action spacers.
MulletTruck wrote: I use 2X4X125 rectangle tubing to make mine. id is perfect when using the high action spacers.
This is basically what I reccomend. Only thing I would do different is stand it on edge to make a pocket, instead of two tabs.
On edit: Maybe you have an old control arm you can section to make mounts?
Summit, Speedway, etc all carry them in the circle track stuff.
take a look at the locost guys. They make these things all the time.
Crackers wrote:MulletTruck wrote: I use 2X4X125 rectangle tubing to make mine. id is perfect when using the high action spacers.This is basically what I reccomend. Only thing I would do different is stand it on edge to make a pocket, instead of two tabs.
This time I needed it to be a little longer than the 2 inch would allow. A lot of the time I would cut out one side and leave the back of it intact, I will probably end up doing that on this application next time I go to the store that sells steel plated gold AKA Industrial Metal Supply
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