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Old May 30th 2006, 22:14
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Bullyboy, I would not weld the plates IMO. The spring plates are heat treated. So, when you weld them they could become more brittle, and then the welds might fail. Broken spring plates in a curve, or high speed is not good for your health.

If you must weld on the spring plates... I like Steve C's idea about welding the head of the bolt, and clearancing as needed. This way if the weld fails the bolt is still in there.

The spring plates on my project have urethane inner and outer bushings. That might be why my bolts don't rub on the towers. I have about 1/16th of an inch between the tower and the bolt head. The stock bushings have too much "crush" when you tighten the end caps down. Over time the urethane might settle and the bolts may hit my towers too. Only time will tell on that.
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