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toolapcfan · Nov 8th, 2002, 09:35 AM

I was planning on making my own but at those prices I won't bother. I'm down for one for sure. If you think about it, that solid bar doesn't need to be that thick I'd think 3/4" would be just fine. As far as the plates go, I'd be uneasy about 1/8" simply because of how the blocks are attached. I'd think 3/16" might be just right, 1/4" might be excessive. I'd also think about dogeared corners on the plates, that's just extra metal/weight that's not really serving any structural function because you've got the two fastening points holding it square. Plus with your CNC program, it'll optimize the cuts for the least waste, might be less metal used in the end which would drop the materials cost a little as well. Just my thoughts on it. Keep us updated. Thanks. I would think we could get 10-25 people down for these, they're the best design I've seen yet.

-Rob

Nov 8th, 2002, 09:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
toolapcfan Your electrical friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,177	I was planning on making my own but at those prices I won't bother. I'm down for one for sure. If you think about it, that solid bar doesn't need to be that thick I'd think 3/4" would be just fine. As far as the plates go, I'd be uneasy about 1/8" simply because of how the blocks are attached. I'd think 3/16" might be just right, 1/4" might be excessive. I'd also think about dogeared corners on the plates, that's just extra metal/weight that's not really serving any structural function because you've got the two fastening points holding it square. Plus with your CNC program, it'll optimize the cuts for the least waste, might be less metal used in the end which would drop the materials cost a little as well. Just my thoughts on it. Keep us updated. Thanks. I would think we could get 10-25 people down for these, they're the best design I've seen yet. -Rob __________________ Rob '93 SE-R PM or e-mail me for Progress swaybars $190 shipped, B13 Progress coilovers $1300 shipped and B13 Progress LCA brace $160 shipped. Last edited by toolapcfan : Nov 8th, 2002 at 09:40 AM.