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Meco Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2009 Posts: 148 Location: Chula Vista, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: Stock IRS Trailing Arm Beef-up Kit |
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I have a '63 pan that has been converted to IRS rear(building a fiberglass dune buggy), and want to run reinforced stock IRS trailing arms. The reason for stock arms, is that I want to retain the original shock mount location on the arm itself. I have seen the weld-on plate beef-up kits for stock trailing arms, but was wondering if anyone knew if the stock shock mounts need to be removed if you use this kit. Also would the arm interfere with the rear shock tower on this early pan(I hear that the bigger aftermarket boxed arms will)? Maybe it's pointless to reinforce a stock arm if you dont reinforce the shock mount? I have no clue. |
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baja5 Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2004 Posts: 4326 Location: Ramona,Ca.
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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The beef up kit normally would relocate the lower shock mount to the top of the arm, on the newly plated section. However, if you are creative you can still use the lower mount. Here is a pic of Mike Adams' car. It's tough to see but you can see in the pic where the rounded out section of the arm is where the shock goes.
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AZ-BUG Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2008 Posts: 477 Location: AZ
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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There is/was a tube kit for sale (can't remember where), however should be relatively easy to do yourself, or at least to get more ideas...
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dixon_cass Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2010 Posts: 930 Location: Axtell Kansas
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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wow how does the axle have room to move? looks cool though |
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Meco Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2009 Posts: 148 Location: Chula Vista, CA
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the pictures, guys. That helped a lot. |
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shred625 Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2007 Posts: 1328 Location: Huntington Beach Ca
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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I am sure you could also make the plated kit work out fine with a little modification. _________________ “It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.”
~ Jack Handey |
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wbrown45 Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2008 Posts: 1318 Location: ada, ok
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Brandwood cars in Phoenix beefed up my stock arms so that I could retain the stock shock location. I really like them. _________________ OK Thang |
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