How to re-enforce stock upper trailing arms
 

I recently twisted one of my upper arms by over flexing the axle. i figured i would just bend it back and weld it. after i did that it still just seemed too flimsy. So instead of waisting $200 some odd dollars on after-market arms. i went to my local hardware store and bought a $4 3 foot long piece of 1/4 inch by 1inch steel. and welded it between the gap in the arm. bolted the arms back in and BAM! better then stock and cheaper then after-market.


Here is how it looks unpainted installed http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8323436_n.jpg

Just watch to make sure that it doesn't begin to tear the thinner metal at the ends of where you added the 1/4.

yeah thats could be a problem. ill buy some thinner and wider metal to put by the bushings in that open gap