[Shotimes] alu strut tower brace for sale

[Carl Prochilo]

The Ford dealership that did the spot weld removal added the rivets.  I
did not ask them to do this.  I've since drilled them out.  I will say
that with the markings I've added to the strut tower as a reference, the
alignment setting has held just fine without additional reinforcement.
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, November 21, 2004 9:58 am, Kevin & Cheryl Airth said:
> Michael:
>  I think you are right. I did what the shop manual recommends. After
> breaking the spot welds,installing the brace and aligning the car. I
> drilled
> and placed 2 rivets thru the plates to lock them in place.
> .
> .
>
>
>
>> Just wondering about the risk of altering the alignment setting of the
> front wheels during rough driving.
>>
>> I had a strut tower brace installed a while ago but took it off after I
> noticed that it had altered the alignment after I hit a pot hole in a
> turn.
> (Nothing else happened. It wasn't THAT rough.)
>>
>> I did make sure that the top surface of the alignment plate was smooth,
> removed the two "hooks" that "hold" the alignment plate, etc.
>>
>> Anyway, maybe I didn't tighten the strut tower nuts enough, though as I
> recall they were torqued to ~25lbft.  That enough?  How much did you
> torque
> the nuts?
>>
>> Do any of you use different nuts or different tricks for preventing
> alignment plate to move?  Anyone using some sort of glue?
>>
>> Is it advisable to get rid of the alignment plate alltogether? Looks
>> like
> Herman did.
>>
>> Michael
>> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
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