reenmachine said:You need to get rid of the sway bar mounts altogether. The Heidt's sway bar mounts directly to the frame rails. You can get rid of the strut rod housings as well while you're at it.
Did you ask the shop you bought the kit from?
wildstang said:Couldn't you trim the boxing plate if you don't want to cut the swaybar mounts off?
reenmachine, are you worried about weakening the front of the frame by removing the strut rod housings? They seem to brace the front crossmember fairly well.reenmachine said:You can get rid of the strut rod housings as well while you're at it.
No, I'm not worried about that since that part of the frame doesn't really do anything anymore. The massive Heidt's crossmember provides more stiffness to keep everything square than the old frame configuration ever did. IMO, they look really out of place once they're not used for anything, and it looks really clean with them gone. You can always weld some slimmer reinforcement in their place if you think you need it. I've seen many, many MII installs with them removed -- more often than not by far.Gailahan said:reenmachine, are you worried about weakening the front of the frame by removing the strut rod housings? They seem to brace the front crossmember fairly well.
Yep, those are the strud rod housings. I was worried about removing them also, but reenmachine cleared that up earlier in this thread. I'm going to remove them after I get done welding everything in (boxing plates, crossmember, and spring towers). I don't want to remove them first because the frame is very weak after cutting the notches and they will add a little bracing to the frame until the new crossmember is in. After that, the Heidts crossmember is so strong you don't need them. Plus it looks a lot cleaner without them.allcarfan said:Are the strut rod housings the pieces that attach the frame rails to the front support? I was thinking about removing them with my conversion, but I didnt know if they were needed to brace that front support?? Maybe weld a tube in their place?
Gailahan said:Yep, those are the strud rod housings. I was worried about removing them also, but reenmachine cleared that up earlier in this thread. I'm going to remove them after I get done welding everything in (boxing plates, crossmember, and spring towers). I don't want to remove them first because the frame is very weak after cutting the notches and they will add a little bracing to the frame until the new crossmember is in. After that, the Heidts crossmember is so strong you don't need them. Plus it looks a lot cleaner without them.
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