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Old 08-02-2024, 03:37 PM
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The wall of the tube is too thin to tap. You might get 1 thread and the bolt will push right thru that when the steering arm contacts it. Drilling the tube will create a weak spot for it bend too. I have their tubular arms on my '67 Camaro, but have never driven it since install. I do have PS, but I will be looking into this and see if there is a way to weld a piece of angle iron to the tube for the steering arm to contact. Yep, it will mess up the powder coating, but it may be the only, safe, solution.
Hey Mitch, thanks for your response. I was thinking the same thing, about drilling and tapping the a-arm. When he (Scott from Global West) said that would be okay, I still had my concerns.

How about drilling and tapping the steering arm itself. I'm not sure how much that would "compromise" the arm, but it wouldn't have to be too deep? Here are a couple pics of what I'm thinking. Drill and tap the arm where the flat area is on the arm and install this Energy Suspension bump stop with plenty of Loc-tite!!?? And, again, it wouldn't have to be too deep, just enough to hold the bump stop in there? The stop wouldn't be contacting the a-arm that much during regular driving, right?

Your thoughts?
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