I am going to be making some brackets for my shocks to try and get a better angle. These will be for the upper mount, with the lower shock extenders i allready have they are sitting about 31* from the horizontal. I am shooting for 10-20*. I was thinking about using 3/16 steel, i fear that 1/8 steel is tooo thin and will bend. Any opinions?

 

3/16 is what motor mounts are made out of from spohn to give you idea... 1/4 is some thick **** but wont bend

3/16 would be standard id use. in short pieces and bent pieces it has more strenght then longer spands

 

ya, i don't think my 220 mig can weld 1/4 and get good pentration ..I think they will be roughly 8 inches long and triangular shaped. They will be welded to the existing mount so the exposed piece of metal will be roughly 5-6 inches long. They will also be a couple of peices that tie the two brackets together... Think that will be allright?

 

i agree with 3/16. 1/4 is overkill

 

my lincoln 240 v mig can easily penetrate 1/4. alot comes with technique

 

well i know i can weld 3/16 easily, pushing it to 1/4 is a safety concern for me, i don't want them failing plus it not recommended with the literature that came with my welder...

 

if not mistaken when i redid the 4 link and went with some stand offs to move the shock angle, i ( we ) used 1/16th steele plate, i put a bushing in between ( where the bolt would go through ) to strengthen the steele i can get a picture for ya if ya like? then again its only less 4 inches long rectangular shaped ..

 

It really depends on the geometry of the bracket. I would try to reduce the length of the bracket, especially if it is only being supported from one side. With that much of a lever your creating a lot of torque.

 

pictures would be great! Are you sure you used 1/16? That is some pretty thin stuff.

 

there will be 2 brackets per shock, boxed on one side, so a 3 sided box.