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Author Topic: torque boxes...help? 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              i have a 90 lx hb and want to strengthen my torque boxes , bill at apex told me that putting a solid line weld around it will be strong enough and others have told me to use plates bolted and welded to the boxes ... i want some others opinons, what should i do? thanks [ March 11, 2003, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: 90FoX ] Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : Stimson _ Member # 51 posted                              What is the application of the car? What tires, what control arms, ect? Posts: 2373 | Registered: Jun 2000  |  : 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              all stock ... pony wheels with 225/55/16 Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : 93ex-chp ¯ Member # 1688 posted                              email hugger1974@hotmail.com they sell some pretty good reinforcments for pretty cheap. Posts: 267 | From: san leandro | Registered: Aug 2002  |  : Stimson _ Member # 51 posted                              Then what Bill at Apex told you is correct. Don't worry about the plates unless you plan on doing some serious drag racing on slicks or running solid bushing control arms. Posts: 2373 | Registered: Jun 2000  |  : white1990stang ¯ Member # 2307 posted                              I wish i had gotten mine welded up sooner. I ran my car on slicks for 1 day and snapped my torque box from my frame. Had to pull the whole rearend out and have the bracket rewelded and welded back up. CustomN2O did it for me if you want to get ahold of him. -------------------- You must be fast, cause I was haullin ass when I passed you. Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003  |  : rokcrln ¯ Member # 2536 posted                              Just my $0.02 if welding it is good enough why not just plate it and forget it? -------------------- 71 Bronco stock (for now) w/59k miles. 73 Bronco EFI 351W 71 Chevy PU w/Vett LT1 Posts: 448 | From: Winters Ca. | Registered: Mar 2003  |  : mustanggt5091 All I need is..... Member # 444 posted                              If you ever plan on seriously running your stang I would go the plate route. I am going to be installing the megabite rear control arms and anti-sway bar and am definetly going to weld in some plates. There only like 120 a set. -------------------- 88 GT 357w (SOLD):( 06 Limited Edition R6 !!!!! Posts: 2353 | From: Fairfield / Santa Rosa , Ca | Registered: Sep 2001  |  : 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              well at the track i might run slicks way in the furture but i am motsly tuning the car for road racing. does anyone know where i can buy plates? bill at apex told me if i want the plates in i need thinner bushings for the lower control arms and it will ruin the ride quality.. any insight on this? [ March 12, 2003, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: 90FoX ] Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : KCmustangboy ¯ Member # 1927 posted                              I am wondering a lot of the same...I have a 90 vert and I am planning on running slicks after I upgrade to better axles ect.. Are the plates worth it or should I just have someone weldup the torque boxes? -------------------- 03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there! WWW.AEDHP.COM Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : jmcclesk Moderator Member # 1355 posted                              Casey, you will need plates if you go with slicks -------------------- Ford trained ASE master tech. Posts: 4024 | From: marrysville | Registered: May 2002  |  : 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              hey now .... this is my post .... j/k Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : KCmustangboy ¯ Member # 1927 posted                              Thanks Jon, Plates I will buy then -------------------- 03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there! WWW.AEDHP.COM Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : rokcrln ¯ Member # 2536 posted                              If your boxes are not yet breaking you do not need plates. Bill @ apex is right all you need to do is stich weld around the entire torque box (all four) alternating your welds about 3/4" in length each. What is the worse for torque damage is not the 10sec launches it is spinning donuts and kicking it sidways in the parking lot. With the factory defect of the rear suspention in stangs it just tears them apart. Only use the plates if you are already tearing apart and if it is real bad SELL THE CAR and start over. All you will be doing is chasing the cracks. Just my $.02 after checking with a few race shops on this issue. -------------------- 71 Bronco stock (for now) w/59k miles. 73 Bronco EFI 351W 71 Chevy PU w/Vett LT1 Posts: 448 | From: Winters Ca. | Registered: Mar 2003  |  : rokcrln ¯ Member # 2536 posted                              Also why don't you guys run the torque arm set up on your cars (this is for the ones that don't) because this will take alot if not all the stress off the rear links and your car will launch like never before and come out of corners like it is on rails not ice! Somthing to check into. -------------------- 71 Bronco stock (for now) w/59k miles. 73 Bronco EFI 351W 71 Chevy PU w/Vett LT1 Posts: 448 | From: Winters Ca. | Registered: Mar 2003  |  : 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              well see the thing is im planning on the panhard bar and torque arm setup for summer and i do swing fig8s and donuts all day i cant help it its to fun but i think ima just do the welding and shit when i get lower control arms later... still not reply about the bushings i will have to change? Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : rokcrln ¯ Member # 2536 posted                              Yes it was answered about the bushings. If your boxes are not cracked you don't need the plates their for your bushings do not need to be modified. If your are cracked out alot then you need to do what ever it takes to fix it. If the bushings do need to be thined out all you are looking at doing is shaving off what ever the thickness of the added plate would be. This should not be over 1/8"plt if done correctley. Also just an fyi once you put the torque set up on their good luck doing the figure 8"s. It is going to hook up not spin out. -------------------- 71 Bronco stock (for now) w/59k miles. 73 Bronco EFI 351W 71 Chevy PU w/Vett LT1 Posts: 448 | From: Winters Ca. | Registered: Mar 2003  |  : 90FoX FoX Member # 1974 posted                              cool thank you all for the help ill get her to fig8 ...i hope Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002  |  :

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