So I got to thinking...

[Stealthbowl]

well guys as the title says i got to thinking... i was elbow deep in my 4406 conversion that came out amazing i love the power, well as it would turn out my front diff was shot 60 thousandths back lash gritty bearings she is done oh and a bushing needs replaced lol. anyways i cut my cv shafts into stubs so i can tool about i 2wd and while at that and upper control arms it hit me... the t-bar suspension on this thing is utter S*** and was wondering if 3/16 steel plate would be thick enough to box the shock tower and gusset it for a coil over set up because i can see no one make brackets anymore.

sorry to ramble on but at the same time i thought since the 5.0l rear end is almost set up for a 4 link do you think re-enforcing the rear cross member would be enough to use a oil over on the rear of the truck, the front im going to do but the rear i just though i would rattle that around you guys and see what yall thought

anyways thanks for any input ahead of time

 

[98 MERC]

I am curious of how much the power increase was for you ? I would love to hear much much more about that !

I have cheap coil overs in place of my rear shocks ! They fixed my ass sag but i dont notice anything else lol.I know your looking for something different.I have a local welding shop by me that i stop into sometimes and they were willing to rebuild the shock towers in a old rusty Grand Prix i had.I offered to sign a waiver.That helps.