Effects of Lowering front beam ?

[A20A1]

Well you guys as you know I'm in the process of doing something fairly foolish, but it should put some minds at rest and maybe inspire others.

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I was wondering before I go out an buy some stainless spacers to weld to various ponts on my car... what is the effect of lowering the front cross beam?
I can already see the Radius rod will be affected so I plan to lower that along with the beam. Is there anything particular I should keep and eye out for?

[A20A1]

I also know this will limit how much I can lower my car, perhaps making a tube from front beam with it's own custom radius rod mouning points... still I'd have to lower the engine or end up with a bulge near center of the hood.

[SteveDX89]

Which lower beam are you talking about? I'm assuming the one at the rear of the engine bay. If so, you'll also being lowering your lower control arms meaning your knuckles won't be long enough. You'd also be raising the car so lowering you're car, I would say, you'd have to take 2.5" and subtract the amount that you lower the beam. 2.5" is as low as I'd ever go on a 3g. The upper arm will start banging into the wheelwell any lower.

[Oldblueaccord]

Well you guys as you know I'm in the process of doing something fairly foolish, but it should put some minds at rest and maybe inspire others.

RWD CONVERSION THREAD


I was wondering before I go out an buy some stainless spacers to weld to various ponts on my car... what is the effect of lowering the front cross beam?
I can already see the Radius rod will be affected so I plan to lower that along with the beam. Is there anything particular I should keep and eye out for?

Welding SS to steel is probably not a good idea. It just won't weld very good. Contray to popular belief SS is not a hard metal. Tough,stringy to drill but not really harder then a good steel.

gl sounds like a fun project.


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[Oldblueaccord]

Welding SS to steel is probably not a good idea. It just won't weld very good. Contray to popular belief SS is not a hard metal. Tough,stringy to drill but not really harder then a good steel.

gl sounds like a fun project.


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im thinking you want the bar accross in that kit that drag racers use . I cant think of the name of the company but I looked at it for x-tra room in the frnt when I do an H22 conversion.

I think its in the SCC article with the CRX h22 swap which incidently can't fit.


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[A20A1]

I know that beam takes up a chunk of room, but it's intergrated with our Radius rods...

I'd like to keep the stock beam though, id worry about fabricating something like that myself and having it turn out right.

[Oldblueaccord]

I know that beam takes up a chunk of room, but it's intergrated with our Radius rods...

I'd like to keep the stock beam though, id worry about fabricating something like that myself and having it turn out right.

Gave me xcuse to get out of the heat again.


http://www.full-race.com/home.php

SCC sept 05 p126 p141 of course its i cant see it on there site.

I like the fact that it uses heim joints for rod ends no BS bushings to deflect.


http://www.nolimitmotorsport.com/z10/


http://hybrid2.honda-perf.org/tech/z10.html oldie but a goodie



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