The thing is it Dosent have enough of the back brace on the tube to really do anything. And cutting a section out of it to clear the the 4 link brackets defeat the purpose of it when it's all tied back together. Wouldn't you think?

Seriously only 3", I want to do it but didn't wanna cut the 4 link brackets up either.

 

The correct way to do it is to put the back brace on first and fit the brackets around that. you want it to span as far as possible across the housing.

Here is a few housings that I worked on.

 

Man, you are getting one hell of an education (thats a good thing) doing it yourself. I certainly don't think you're gonna have any issues with it as long as it's straight when you're done. Don't get discouraged with comments whether negative or positive. Just keep pushing forward. You'll be good.

You're doing exactly what hot rodding is all about in my book.

 

Make me one!!

 

Thanks, I apreciate the kind words! He does great work and the pictures show it. I am kinda limited on equipment to handle some of this stuff I admit. It's kinda frustrating mostly. I'd like to build a custom back brace to work with the setup, but I don't have a way to do so without a buying a prefabbed one which I already did from allstar but it Dosent fit for s**t. Or pay someone to make one for me I really am getting down on funds. I really just want to get it rolling again. So I can work on my gen 5 Camaro to sell and pay some stuff off. Ha. I feel like it's pretty dam nice compared to what's available for sale, considering its my first one. I don't have a ton of experience welding mild steel with my tig ( I do a lot of aluminum stuff). I do want to beef up the brackets on the housing and tie them together somehow. As well as add some extra bracing and gussets. Open to suggestion there for sure!

Chute mount showed! I intend to pull laundry even if it runs 13's lol its from Motion raceworks if anyone is curious.

 

You sir are not fast enough only running at 1/2 throttle....

The back brace is usually starts with a cardboard template. It's then cut out of metal on a bad saw and ground to fit.

Don't have this stuff, Get creative!!! Vanila folders for filing stuff work good, you can staple them together to make longer pieces.

Don't have a band saw? Use a cut off wheel and take you time cleaning it up.

 

So how much more/less stiff would you say a stock 9.5" 14b is compared to a braced up 10b?

 

Really???

I don't even know how to answer that.

Why don't you put the dimensions of the parts in Solidworks and you tell me.

 

I thought it was a legit question. The 14b is obviously hefty, but I would assume the braced 10b would be more rigid. Someones testy arent they?

 

I never said it wasn't a legit question, but How would an individual evaluate that??? And Why are you asking in this individuals thread???

Frankly, as you know, everything is larger. The Main caps are bigger, the bolts that hold the caps are bigger, the axles are larger, and so on.

Without using something like Solid works, I am not sure how you would evaluate them.

Just saying...