Global West tubular a-arms

['69Novajoe]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

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?

[Too Many Projects]

Tapping the steering arms is a better option, but you may want to go all the way thru and use the stop threads as filler. I would look into repop stops made of rubber, as urethane doesn't really give on contact to soften the force of the steering arm against the tube. If you find a good solution, I may have to "borrow" it...
I didn't have time to look at mine today, chased 100 miles to buy a replacement vehicle for my CR-V.

['69Novajoe]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Tapping the steering arms is a better option, but you may want to go all the way thru and use the stop threads as filler. I would look into repop stops made of rubber, as urethane doesn't really give on contact to soften the force of the steering arm against the tube. If you find a good solution, I may have to "borrow" it...

I'm thinking of just drilling and tapping them about 1/4"-3/8" deep, and using Loctite to keep it from backing out. The stock steering stops are little "bumps" on the lower a-arms, metal to metal. So I think the poly stop I'm thinking of using would be adequate and not too "harsh"?