LCA Stiffening Plate HELP

[fatecaptured]

Hello guys and gals. I'm going to be making my own LCA plates for my 72 Charger with sway bar bracket.
Does anyone know thr thickness of the plates?
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[ddpsnake]

Cant help with you question,i will tell you that plate is very worthwhile i did that mod,and when corning i notice a big difference.me thinks the plate is 1/8 mild steel.

 

[steve340]

1/8 th is correct.

 

[gkent]

Not 1/8 - it bends too easily to be 1/8. Actually it pretty close to the same gauge as the LCA's.

Personally I don't know why you'd go to the trouble -they're so damn cheap, just buy a set !!

 

[hunt2elk]

Just ordered a set from PST today and will have them in a few days. I can mic them them for you if you don't purchase a set.

 

[Kern Dog]

.120 is a common size, barely less than 1/8" thick but is overkill. No, they do not need to be as thick as the other sections of the control arm. .090 works and obviously is easier to cut and weld. The thicker you go, the more weight you add for no appreciable benefit.
To prove my theory, 3/8" shear plywood over a 2x6 wall provides enormous torsional stiffness.

 

[gkent]

Rather than cut from sheet you could most likely achieve the same results with some 1" wide strips of flat bar. The main function is to keep the two halves of the LCA from spreading apart at the bottom.

 

[67belvedere/225]

i used flat bar to strengthen mine .it doesn't need to be super thick . the span it covers is so small

 

[fatecaptured]

Just ordered a set from PST today and will have them in a few days. I can mic them them for you if you don't purchase a set.

That would be great! Yes I want to make my own. Steel is virtually free for me.

 

[fatecaptured]

.120 is a common size, barely less than 1/8" thick but is overkill. No, they do not need to be as thick as the other sections of the control arm. .090 works and obviously is easier to cut and weld. The thicker you go, the more weight you add for no appreciable benefit.
To prove my theory, 3/8" shear plywood over a 2x6 wall provides enormous torsional stiffness.

Thank's man. Yeah I wasn't gonna go over board, just dave myself some money. These car consume so much $ as it is.

 

[hunt2elk]

PST plates are .075".

 

[moparmarks]

Just did some on my A body and. 075 sounds right