Brakemanbobsmith
Active Member
Ok I'm wanting opinions on a Tower to Tower Brace!
Good idea ??? Bad Idea ???
Just made a pair out of 1/4 inch round aluminum rods, drilled and tapped the ends to 6-32 machine screws and plan on drilling out the unused shock mounting holes on each front tower and drilling holes in both rear towers for screws so that rod is tucked up under the outside edge of the rear body mounts, there will be one rod running down each side along the roll cage from tower to tower and secured to the tower with a 6-32 machine screw.
Have the braces made but there is this nagging voice in back of my head that keeps saying "Is this a good idea" ???
I just wonder by stiffening things up where will the energy of a crash or bad landing be transferred?
To places it shouldn't and cause breakage? Or preventing damage by making it more ridged?
I'm not an engineer I just play one in the work shop LOL
Opinions Please? What do you think?
Good idea ??? Bad Idea ???
Just made a pair out of 1/4 inch round aluminum rods, drilled and tapped the ends to 6-32 machine screws and plan on drilling out the unused shock mounting holes on each front tower and drilling holes in both rear towers for screws so that rod is tucked up under the outside edge of the rear body mounts, there will be one rod running down each side along the roll cage from tower to tower and secured to the tower with a 6-32 machine screw.
Have the braces made but there is this nagging voice in back of my head that keeps saying "Is this a good idea" ???
I just wonder by stiffening things up where will the energy of a crash or bad landing be transferred?
To places it shouldn't and cause breakage? Or preventing damage by making it more ridged?
I'm not an engineer I just play one in the work shop LOL
Opinions Please? What do you think?