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    Upper control arm strengthening?

    Can I weld a plate to the open end of the upper control arm to make it stiffer? Or is it a dumb idea?... I plan to change to urethane bushings later on this year...
    4000watts just so all the haters hear me comin!

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    Originally posted by Binladin View Post
    Can I weld a plate to the open end of the upper control arm to make it stiffer? Or is it a dumb idea?... I plan to change to urethane bushings later on this year...
    You could but that metal is kind of thin and done incorrectly could tweak and distort it enough to cause problems. why do you want to reinforce it? usually i go by the adage..if it aint broke dont fix it, and K.I.S.S.

    edit: You could emulate this, strengthening the UCA mount to the body


    or theres gussets that weld to the body (Spoon- S2K)

    Last edited by illinois_erik; 04-13-2012, 02:18 AM.

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      #3
      why do you need to strengthen them?

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        #4
        Originally posted by illinois_erik View Post
        You could but that metal is kind of thin and done incorrectly could tweak and distort it enough to cause problems. why do you want to reinforce it? usually i go by the adage..if it aint broke dont fix it, and K.I.S.S.

        edit: You could emulate this, strengthening the UCA mount to the body


        or theres gussets that weld to the body (Spoon- S2K)

        On the last pic, can you do that to a cb7?? If yes then with that set up you could roll on wider rims without having trouble clearing the arms ???

        MRT Thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=193631
        My fs thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=190359

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          #5
          You would have to hack up the shock tower to get those on a CB7. There's barely enough room on the outsides of the anchor bolts to get a closed end wrench, let alone one of those braces.
          Originally posted by Mishakol129
          Do not disrespect my intelligence. I am the smartest person I know : )

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            #6
            Was just looking for a way to maybe make the front tighter and since I already have like 4-5 old control arms and metal plate laying around... What if I tack welded and cooled it like a body panel? Or just pointless?
            4000watts just so all the haters hear me comin!

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              #7
              Originally posted by dj_ender View Post
              You would have to hack up the shock tower to get those on a CB7. There's barely enough room on the outsides of the anchor bolts to get a closed end wrench, let alone one of those braces.
              Then it would be too hard to be done, too bad cuz it sounds like a nice ideap to try out

              MRT Thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=193631
              My fs thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=190359

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                #8
                I wont rain on your parade

                Originally posted by Binladin View Post
                Was just looking for a way to maybe make the front tighter and since I already have like 4-5 old control arms and metal plate laying around... What if I tack welded and cooled it like a body panel? Or just pointless?
                IMO it pointless, the rigidity is there made by the stamped shape of the UCA, if you want it tighter..do a triangulated upper and a lower front tie bar, they also have unibody fender tie bars, then theres also rear upper and lower tie bars. If youre handy with a welder make some custom subframe connectors.
                But if you have extra UCA's and the time go for it and let us know if you gain anything. and yeah spread out the heat to minimize distortion. they do have UCA's that are DOM tubing and tig'd



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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ravens_CB7 View Post
                  On the last pic, can you do that to a cb7?? If yes then with that set up you could roll on wider rims without having trouble clearing the arms ???
                  thats for an S2K.. but I think its still the same mount points, it just beefs em up

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                    #10
                    The stock UCAs are pretty much as strong as you need. Welding a brace closest to the anchor points isn't going to make a difference. Strengthening the mounting area around the anchor points (shock tower) would be where I would be looking to add any strength. In this case, installing one of the many shock tower braces available, would be the easy route for doing that.

                    Besides, If you were to close in the open/mounting end of the UCA. You would then have to unbolt your strut and spring assembly in order to put the strut through the now boxed in UCA.
                    Last edited by GhostAccord; 04-13-2012, 09:49 AM.
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                    by Chappy, on Flickr

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                      #11
                      You could upgrade to these:


                      Black Housing DIY 1991 Wagon Morimoto Retrofit
                      JDM One-Piece Headlight Lens Repair

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by djcaz_aom View Post
                        You could upgrade to these:

                        Those suck. They smash up your tower even if you are slightly lowered.
                        wat?

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                          #13
                          I'm leaning more towards the strut braces but I'm still gonna try it when I get the chance
                          4000watts just so all the haters hear me comin!

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by C91BLX7 View Post
                            Those suck. They smash up your tower even if you are slightly lowered.
                            Nothing a hammer won't fix. The OP was wanting to see Upper control arm strengthening. I have been running these for years and they are still holding up just fine.

                            Because they smash your tower, does not mean they suck. They might not clear, but by no means do they suck.

                            Black Housing DIY 1991 Wagon Morimoto Retrofit
                            JDM One-Piece Headlight Lens Repair

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                              #15
                              Civic control arms?


                              The Race Car

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