RE: [DMCForum] boxed lower control arms (John Hervey?)

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone, I don't recall who, told me this is hard to do if not impossible on
these control arms because it can prevent replacement of the lower ball
joint.  Is this not true?  I would really like to box mine before I have
them powder coated.

Greg


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrei Cular [mailto:acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:21 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] boxed lower control arms (John Hervey?)



It's very simple, you just cut a piece of metal to fit the open side of
the arm and weld it in place.  Any time you create a collum or box in
this case you will add stiffness to the component.  However the person
doing the welding needs to work slowly cause they could introduce some
major heat stress and actuly make the control arm weaker.


Andrei

John Dore wrote:

>Hi,
>How does one "box" their front lower control arms, and does it make a
>noticeable improvment.
>I found this post in the dmcnews archives, do you still have this
>product John, I couldn't find it on your website... How much?
>Thanks,
>John
>
>Message: 6
>Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 23:01:25 -0000
>From: dherv10@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Lower control arms
>
>
>Group, I have posted a picture of the new heavy duty lower control
>arm for the De Lorean. 1/8" steel not 1/16". You can see
>at.http://www.specialtauto.com/bodyparts.shtml
>John Hervey
>http://www.specialtauto.com/

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