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Old September 25th 2013, 15:16
GreenMeanie GreenMeanie is offline
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Swing shock tower boxing in?

Any of you guys boxed in the swing axle shock towers when running your coil overs for strength?
Pics would be a plus.
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Old October 3rd 2013, 16:52
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I think there is no point boxing it, just boxing would need a lot of to be done if you are using coilovers.


Better to have 5-bar support bars or welded "cage" like these:





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Old October 4th 2013, 05:38
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The middle pic is what I have. All 3 are from Remmele. It also depends on the size of tires you have. The main reason for the set up in the pics is because we run the uni ball set up without torsion bars and spring plates.This set up is used on IRS suspension only! A swing axle reacts completely different because you don´t have the amount of 3D movement as with an IRS,especially with the uniball.The shock towers are the weak spot in THIS SET UP when running big 255/30/19 and 300HP.Also we do not use a rear stabilizer either.
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Old October 4th 2013, 06:57
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Looks very strong, how about the "stiffy bars" from mendeola? Are they good enuf for non torsion n spring plates with strong motor?
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Old October 4th 2013, 16:10
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I think mendeola stiffy is good for coilovers, they use it with their rear suspension with no other modifications to shock towers.

Also Humble uses that same product. At USA mendeola 5-bar setup is probably cheaper than german aluminum 5-bar setup?
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Old October 8th 2013, 19:11
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I just finished doing a Swing to IRS Conversion and the towers have more holes in them on the Swing than the IRS so I thought the towers my break easier?
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Old October 17th 2013, 17:44
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I think mendeola stiffy is good for coilovers, they use it with their rear suspension with no other modifications to shock towers.

Also Humble uses that same product. At USA mendeola 5-bar setup is probably cheaper than german aluminum 5-bar setup?
The Mendeola true track IRS does require modification to the shocktower to enable the coilover to sit correctly & be height adjustable.
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