Tower 2 Tower brace for Notorious

[Izzy]

Does anyone know who makes a Tower-2-Tower brace for the notorious?

 

[olds97_lss]

It's the same as any other... just shorter. I think I used 3/4" box stock for mine on my outcast (same as notorious, just different body).

I may have done mine different than some as I put mine on the top of both towers. I made it about 1.5" too long, then about 3/4" from the end, I cut a notch half way through so it would slip down over the top of the towers. Then zipties to hold it. I might be using velcro to hold it now... got tired of wasting zips.

 

[Izzy]

Thanks for the pic. I will try that.

 

[olds97_lss]

I had to destroy the X braces in the body tower thing in the middle so the bar would go through there. It's easiest if you take the top off that, remove the x braces, figure out the bar, then put the top piece back on, vs trying to jam it through with the top piece on.

 

[Izzy]

I had to destroy the X braces in the body tower thing in the middle so the bar would go through there. It's easiest if you take the top off that, remove the x braces, figure out the bar, then put the top piece back on, vs trying to jam it through with the top piece on.

That's a good idea. I will try to keep body tower x brace somewhat together.

 

[Notorious J]

I made a similar one using the @Thomas P video

Same for a Notorious, just shorten the length.

 

[Dutch213]

I made a similar one using the @Thomas P video

Same for a Notorious, just shorten the length.

how much does that beast weigh?

 

[Notorious J]

how much does that beast weigh?

Not sure, but Tommy thinks

 

[Dutch213]

man im all about that jenny craig plan for my trucks... less breakage and more air...

 

[Izzy]

I made a similar one using the @Thomas P video

Same for a Notorious, just shorten the length.

Great video,looks great and fits truck perfect. Thanks for the help,going out now to buy supplies

 

[Notorious J]

man im all about that jenny craig plan for my trucks... less breakage and more air...

I'm still on the carb load diet, with less air and less breakage but more chips and booze

 

[Izzy]

Just finished my T2T brace on my notorious,used a pc of hardened steel 1/4x5/8 took two notches out to fit over towers and for the middle x brace I just unscrewed the two x braces and folded down. Didn't have to cut.

 

[Notorious J]

Just finished my T2T brace on my notorious,used a pc of hardened steel 1/4x5/8 took two notches out to fit over towers and for the middle x brace I just unscrewed the two x braces and folded down. Didn't have to cut.

A pic of the finished product would be nice. Ideas for other members.

 

[Izzy]

A pic of the finished product would be nice. Ideas for other members.

Here are the pics

 

[slick2500]

Here are the pics

The brace ideally should be as low as possible on the rear shock tower.

 

[olds97_lss]

The brace ideally should be as low as possible on the rear shock tower.

Personal preference as far as I'm concerned. Put it low if all you want to limit is chassis flex. Put it high if you want to limit chassis flex and having your towers fold in. If I ran non-stock towers, then I'd probably mount mine low.

However, I tried running a narrow piece of steel and there are two issues. 1, it's heavy and your putting a lot of weight in the worse possible place, high. and 2, it's too narrow and causes the towers to buckle in the middle pretty easily, then they crack when you straighten them back out.

Use the box aluminum seems to help with both issues. Spreads the load a bit so the tower doesn't buckle in the middle, and it's fairly light.

 

[Izzy]

Personal preference as far as I'm concerned. Put it low if all you want to limit is chassis flex. Put it high if you want to limit chassis flex and having your towers fold in. If I ran non-stock towers, then I'd probably mount mine low.

However, I tried running a narrow piece of steel and there are two issues. 1, it's heavy and your putting a lot of weight in the worse possible place, high. and 2, it's too narrow and causes the towers to buckle in the middle pretty easily, then they crack when you straighten them back out.

Use the box aluminum seems to help with both issues. Spreads the load a bit so the tower doesn't buckle in the middle, and it's fairly light.

Thanks for help, I hope what I did will hold up. Only time will tell.

 

[Izzy]

Thanks for the help, I hope what I did will hold up. Only time will tell.