GI: traction bars for the BG

[therieldeal]

tranny braces?

[vabreaker20011]

LSD Group Buy????

[NineFourProtege]

Yea all my friends with probes have them for their transmission because they destroy them. It bolts to the rear motor mount and give the transmission less play. If i can find a picture i'll post it.

[NineFourProtege]

I found some off probetalk.

[Georonimo]

interesting... What exactly is being braced here?

[therieldeal]

the probe mounts are totally different from the escort/protege/mx3 mounts.

we dont have to worry about that problem. we just have to worry about blowing up the stock diff or pushing the shaft bearings through the case (on either end) just like the probe guys

that explains what that weird nub is for by the speedo gear on my kia casing though... for the probe style mount. interesting.

[therieldeal]

LSD Group Buy????

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38426&highlight=mfactory

[therieldeal]

below you can see my thoughts on LCA brackets with n00b cad skillz

these would bolt either above or below the LCA using the mounting holes for the ball joint. obviously they'd stack, and the rod end would go between. heck, you could weld the brackets together even, put a side brace on them. the software i am using is a huge pain so trying to make two objects into one object is no worky worky.

any suggestions on a good free CAD program, feel free to throw them out there. emachineshop is cool but the software is weak.

[Krazyman]

Hea Riel if you want i can do this! if you can send me all the specifications then i can draw this up in no time!!

[therieldeal]

i dont have the measurements even, i was just trying to get a picture up quick so Jim could see what i was talking about.

[Krazyman]

Give me a an estamation and i can work from there.... if not my services are open anytime...

[FE3-323]

one needs to go through & measure the extremes for the right-left turn scrub radius. on the track, no one needs to turn extensively so there could be multiple mounting points 1 for track use & one for daily driving/autox use

[therieldeal]

multiple mounting points is getting a bit excessive. i think as long as it clears a normal sized tire on a stock offset rim at full lock it should be fine for 99% of people. its not like you ever hit full lock anytime except for parking lots anyway...

i know exact measurements need to be made, i was just posting my thoughts on the general design of the bracket. jim has the shop, the lift, the fab stuff... he's making the measurements :D

[Kitty]

multiple mounting points is getting a bit excessive. i think as long as it clears a normal sized tire on a stock offset rim at full lock it should be fine for 99% of people. its not like you ever hit full lock anytime except for parking lots anyway...
i know exact measurements need to be made, i was just posting my thoughts on the general design of the bracket. jim has the shop, the lift, the fab stuff... he's making the measurements :D

U-turn much?

[therieldeal]

No actually, I live in the boonies.

If they are designed to clear a stock wheel with a 205 on it, I’d imagine they would clear most normal street setups. 205 50 15’s on my escort wheels are pretty close to the struts, and most aftermarket wheels generally have less offset than the stock wheels, giving you even more clearance. Not many people run wider than a 205 street tire on a BG… which brings me to the conclusion that test fitting with that size will work just fine. you simply can't design it to fit EVERYONES car ALL the time...