stereomandan

I'm thinking of bending my pinch rail over in a few places so that it touches my tubular SFC's and then welding them at those spots. Has anyone done this?

It seems like a GREAT way to make them even stronger. They just seem to span a long distance and are only welded at the ends. Welding at the pinch rail should help prevent body twist even more.

I thought I remember seeing BMR do this on their project car, but can't find it on their site.

I have free welding, so the cost to weld is a non-issue.

Dan

stereomandan

No one's done this? Anyone heard of someone doing it?

Dan

Ace_437

Do it, and then let us know the results. Sounds like it could be good though.

stereomandan

I'll do it. I planned on doing it regardless, but I'm hoping someone here can tell me what to expect.

It might not be until spring since the car is garaged for the winter. I didn't have time to get it done before I garaged it.

I'm doing the extra welding because I think they should be doing a little more than what they seem to be doing. They did make a difference, but I was expecting a little more. The problem could be that I installed them just as it was getting to the cold season when squeeks and rattles show up so it's hard to tell how much they really helped, since the weather didn't stay the same.

One day it warmed up, and that was the day I could tell a noticeable difference. The suspension is just too stiff when it's 32 degrees out. Even with the best SFC's in the world, you're still going to have squeeks and rattle's at 32 degrees outside.

Dan

gixXxinRS

i put SSM SFC on my 92 and bent them over and welded the whole thing front to back.. have driven the car yet but other on TGO did it that way and liked it..

87transam383tpi

I make SFC's for 3rd and 4th gen cars. And yes it does make the SFC work even better. However, when you do that there is seam filler in between the two pieces of metal, so be careful to watch that so it doesn't catch on fire. The stuff they use is very flamable, but stull do it, just be cautious.

Josh

J's 82

My thirdgen has square tubing subframes on it and I had it welded in three places along the rocker.. been driving on it for three years with no problems.. no reference as to whether it makes a difference or not..

Xride

When I had mine done (SLP triangular ones) the box tubbing comes close enough that welding it is as easy as putting the welder to it, so when mine were installed the pinch rail was welded to the SFC, dont know if it makes a difference, as I only drove it with it welded arcoss the pinch. but the whole package made a HUGE difference, I couldnt believe my car could feel so tight. makes me wish I did it as soon as I got it instead on 9 months after.

stereomandan

TGO???

Oh yeah. Thanks for the replies everyone.

Dan