che reloc brackets

[maxpayne]

has anyone bented che brackets yet?weld them or i'll be fine!i called che and the guy was betting his ass that i dont need to weld them and i'll be fine.any info,anyone have them

 

[DKO]

I don't know of anyone who has bent them or broken them as a result of not welding them, however the general consensus around here is no matte what, WELD THEM. Especially if you have aspirations of putting a lot of power down.

 

[tom281]

I put a set on a few weeks ago, they're not welded yet but probably will be in the spring.

FWIW, the drivers side went right on...... the pass side was a complete bitch and took some massaging of the bolt holes.

 

[maxpayne]

I don't know of anyone who has bent them or broken them as a result of not welding them, however the general consensus around here is no matte what, WELD THEM. Especially if you have aspirations of putting a lot of power down.

you still have those wheels ?

 

[marcspaz]

has anyone bented che brackets yet?weld them or i'll be fine!i called che and the guy was betting his ass that i dont need to weld them and i'll be fine.any info,anyone have them

I saw someone pop a passangers side LCA RB that was not welded at the track. I would recommend a min of 6" of weld for each bracket, even for on the street. 12" would be better if you are gonna run DR's at the track.

I put a set on a few weeks ago, they're not welded yet but probably will be in the spring.

FWIW, the drivers side went right on...... the pass side was a complete bitch and took some massaging of the bolt holes.

I had the same problem with the passangers side with the BMR brackets. Die grinder and a good stone fixed it...

 

[maxpayne]

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I saw someone pop a passangers side LCA RB that was not welded at the track. I would recommend a min of 6" of weld for each bracket, even for on the street. 12" would be better if you are gonna run DR's at the track.



I had the same problem with the passangers side with the BMR brackets. Die grinder and a good stone fixed it...

what do you have to grind the wall of tha bracket to make it skinnyer or to redrill the hole on it

 

[maxpayne]

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what do you have to grind the wall of tha bracket to make it skinnyer or to redrill the hole on it

i've heard from a fabrication teacher that a 1" of weld,using a 1/4" wire is rated in holding 1 ton so i'll just tak it here and there just in case i want to take them of or adjust them or for misc reason

 

[marcspaz]

I had to elongate the holes on the stock bracket and on the rear for the upper bolt to go in. to reduce the amount of cutting, once it was close I used a flat bar to make up the rest of the distance.

 

[marcspaz]

Most people don't use .25" unless you have a TIG or plasma. I mostly see 18 and 16 gauge on arch welders.

 

[DKO]

you still have those wheels ?

Yup.

 

[maxpayne]

yeah i guess yuo're right

 

[bigray327]

I had to elongate the holes on the stock bracket and on the rear for the upper bolt to go in. to reduce the amount of cutting, once it was close I used a flat bar to make up the rest of the distance.

Are there any issues if you make the hole a little too big? I have to resize my passenger side bracket hole.

 

[LAK3RS]

Yup, the passenger side was a bitch for me as well! I had to get the hole drilled out a little bigger, but that was it. All was good though, and they are working perfectly fine!

 

[marcspaz]

as long as it's welded and you tq your bolts to 130 ft-lbs you should be fine. If you don't weld it will rock and make noise, then eventually break.

 

[Freaknazty]

shit ive been running my set for almost a year and dont have them welded and never had a 1 problem out of them , i talked to che about this and they told me unless your cutting 1.5 and under 60' that they do not have to be welded , now given the fact once im back up and running i know i will be under the 1.5 mark , or right at it i will weld them in along with a few more things

 

[marcspaz]

eh, I had mine welded today for $40. Worth the piece of mind.

If BMR says I should weld them, the $40 is well worth it.

 

[Freaknazty]

oh definitely , it never hurts to weld them but just throwing that out there for some1 who wants to install them but doesn't have access to a welder at the time

 

[maxpayne]

yeah i'm welding mine too but i'm not going crazy i'll jus tack it with a couple of inches along the sides and the top se what happens

 

[TexasBlownV8]

I plan to weld in mine. Not worth taking any chances on something bending/breaking.

 

[maxpayne]

onether thing that i was a bout to ask ,which way are they getting mounted with the greasers down or up and do you grease the shit out of them when you put them or no.i dont want to over grease them but i dont want them to squeek too