Nah, I flaked on the tool and haven't been able to get over to a Harbor Freight lately. They had a sidewalk sale too. Damn it.
I was thinking about the reinforcement plate idea as well. How are you going to go about it? I figure that with enough reinforcement, they'll be nearly as flex free as tubular units.
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1973 VW Squareback
1979 AMC Jeep Cherokee Chief
RIP Tim