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Apr 15, 2004 | 06:27 PM

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I used to have the blue prints for making your own battle boxes. A lot fucking cheaper than paying $200+ for some sheets of metal from Wild Rides

Apr 15, 2004 | 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by 351coupe
Show,they are battle box reinforcments,and they have to be welded in.I had to get my uppers done in my two valve cause I ripped them out lauching hard all the time.

I thought I noticed tears in where my lca's connect to the frame, and even after I got the new control arms in it still creaks in the rear. I need to get under there and take a look

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Apr 15, 2004 | 09:35 PM

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That's exactly what mine was doing,changed my clutch one night at my uncles shop and decided to take a peek and there it was,all torn out!Mine were my uppers which it is usually the lowers.Don't ride around long like that!

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Apr 16, 2004 | 04:02 AM

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my car just started to creak. i havent looked yet, i will look when i take out the stock ones

Apr 16, 2004 | 07:05 AM

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hey guys, Beau at Mental addiction motorsports is selling the new 10 gauge rolled steel Torque Box reinforcements for 39.00. Also he sells upper and lower kits for 79.00 shipped. The advantage to these is that they are 10 gauge steel. Alot beefier than Wild Rides battle boxes for 169.00 for some peices of metal and the peices at Mental Addiction are fully TIG welded where as Wild Rides is tac'd into place. Something to think about. Thats where I bought all of my sets from

www.mentaladdictionmotorsports.com/tbrpics.htm

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Apr 16, 2004 | 08:08 AM

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Some advice though on installing the arms. You will need to hang the mufflers from the h pipe to do the lowers, there is a bolt that comes from the inside and the flowtube blocks it.

Apr 16, 2004 | 09:20 AM

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i thought mine were going to be difficult. it looks harder that it is. good lookin arms though.

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Apr 16, 2004 | 09:56 AM

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My control arm install .. u/l, I didn't have to take out the shocks or anything. Just put the car on jackstands, took off the sway bar, and did the lowers, then the uppers. Was kind of easy, but time consuming.

And thanks 351coupe, I'm going to get that taken care of asap.

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