how much do sub frame connectors effect chassis stiffness

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how much do sub frame connectors effect chassis stiffness

Postby blacksheep-1 » Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:35 pm

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Re: how much do sub frame connectors effect chassis stiffnes

Postby blacksheep-1 » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:50 pm

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Re: how much do sub frame connectors effect chassis stiffnes

Postby Carracer » Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:49 pm

Cool!

I normally just ask my passenger to brace against dashboard to help with the chassis flex in the corners :)

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Re: how much do sub frame connectors effect chassis stiffnes

Postby blacksheep-1 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:29 pm

We ran a foxbody with t-tops back in the day, the idea was to be able to remove weight from up in the chassis, but it was a disaster, in fact, even with the t-tops in, you could put your fingers in the seams and they would get pinched in the corners.

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