If you can build a set of these for 40 bucks ...call me ...lol. I think maybe some material ...but labour ...time ...powder coating ....never come closeheavy wall tubing and a welder????? $40 maybe.
also welded in the floor , strongest of the bunch . Paid $ 18 for the 2" sq. tubing for mine !I am sure powdercoating is wonderful. but after all these old mopars and all these decades, i just buy 2 x 3 in 10 ga to 1/8 in tubing, at the wholesale steel co. clean it, epoxy prime, paint it with good acrylic urethane,... yes i have a cut off wheel and a mig,
i would never myself consider anything other. mine are better: look better, work just as good,.. NO better .... welded on, and don't cost squat!
do the search engine here. this has been cussed and discussed many times.
not to take away from that product, but look at the material they are made of, the size pipe/or tubing? its thickness/or gauge? . I see why it is braced.??you guys really weld them up with the "y" braces, etc? Pretty cool.
Learning to weld seems like the single most valuable/money saving skill in this hobby.
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not to take away from that product, but look at the material they are made of, the size pipe/or tubing? its thickness/or gauge? . I see why it is braced.??
if you buy a small mig, just find someone that welds and let them give you a quick lesion. no doubt you can find a u tube deal to give real instruction. then it is just understanding what you are doing, and getting the "feel" of it. yes welding and metallurgy can get very involved....you are not welding on a nuclear reactor and having to x ray it! but.....
welding 18 ga sheetmetal is different than welding 2 x 3 1/8 tubing, but , it ain't rocket science!
That and body work/painting. A good electrical base is also hugely helpful.Learning to weld seems like the single most valuable/money saving skill in this hobby.
Not in my opinion. Going up a gauge size is OK. Adds weight. Strength vs. weight... allways the question. Tube size is fine as well. And there is another things. Tube vs. box beem.I just called them for some specs.
1 5/8" tubing/18 gauge
Too small?
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Not in my opinion. Going up a gauge size is OK. Adds weight. Strength vs. weight... allways the question. Tube size is fine as well. And there is another things. Tube vs. box beem...
keyword is tubing. 18 ga. is what your body panels are made of. like I said, I like my method. maybe it adds a few ponds, but I am no boy racer anyway. I just like to get rid of body flex and roll. there is a thread where everyone argued how to build/buy frame connectors. lots of opinions.I just called them for some specs.
1 5/8" tubing/18 gauge
Too small?
there is a thread where everyone argued how to build/buy frame connectors. lots of opinions.
I will let all you guys know when i install mine ...
Bolt them in ... in the process of getting vehicle ready for BB 470 700 HP 700 TQ... wont be on road till next year...
I would never trust bolt in connectors of any design to stay put and not move. (or not allow movement)
If I didn't care about that, and pretty was my concern, then I might have used something like those.
Isn't a cradle bolted to a subframe ?... so whats the difference ... if there is reinforcement bolted or welded does it not do the almost same thing . These ones by magnaforce are the best style to bolt in without welding them ..