by chevyart » Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:18 pm
thanks Bowtie. I understand now what they were saying. problem with the pictured coilover setup is that crossover bar that mounts the coilover to the control arm is ridiculously made(weak) in the slotted area where it broke. technically(i think) is that setup is a dual shear mount(2 bolts holding coilover), but the part that carries the weight is just way too thin. look at coilovers on drag cars. the coilover rides between 2 steel plates, drilled and welded to axle tubes, and a 1/2" bolt runs through everything and carries all the weight, with no problems. the pictured setup could be fixed by getting 2 small pieces of angle iron, drill a 1/2" hole for the coilover, and another 1/2" hole to mount the tabs to the A-frame. two tabs(one on each side) (bolted) to the A- frame. done this way it would give it a sort of dual shear strength(i believe) to carry the load. i would try this way if there was room to do it on those A frames. tabs would be small and i would use tabs about 1/8 to 3/16 thick. the grade 8 1/2" bolts would carry the loads. hopefully the structure of the A frames made as they are, would be strong enough to carry this new, extra load. what do you think of my idea . Art