Someone I know had an older Impala they got rid of. Went ahead and grabbed the strut bar off of it. Anyone have the DR brackets they don't want anymore? I'll take both fronts and backs if available.
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09-17-2017
Someone I know had an older Impala they got rid of. Went ahead and grabbed the strut bar off of it. Anyone have the DR brackets they don't want anymore? I'll take both fronts and backs if available.
09-17-2017
Don Rome is still around selling... He refinished my set of diagonal braces not too long ago.
09-18-2017
Yeah Don Rome still makes them as he gets requests for them. If you are not in a hurry, I'll be getting rid of mine at some point. I got the actual GM mounting hardware for the front/rear STBs so I'm going to go that route eventually.
09-18-2017
The GMPP Strut Tower Braces require drilling and bolting to the strut tower. The DR brackets eliminate that... Just sayin.
09-18-2017
Yeah I was just about to say, you're comfortable with drilling your strut towers? If so, I'm not in any hurry to get mine together, so I am willing to wait. I wasn't intending to put the strut bars in originally, but as I have gotten ahold of some I will. Figured I would see if I could pick up a used set before I spend cash on new ones.
09-18-2017
Quick questions I just thought of. I have a bar for the 3400 Impala. I have the 3100. I know the bar will clear the engine fine, but will it clear my hood? And for the rear I want to look out for the 3800 bar correct?
09-18-2017
It should be the same bar if using the DR brackets. And yeah I have no problem drilling my towers. It's a lot less scary than you think. My front struts don't have enough threads to use the brackets, but the DR brackets will be a nice template. And the rears don't really need the brackets because the bar uses one of the strut bolts already, just needs one more hole. I'm really just waiting for another reason to pull my struts and i'll do it.Originally Posted by gingerdude
Put the bar on your tower and gently close your hood to see if it clears. DR bracket adds another .25 to that.
09-18-2017
By that I mean all the bars should be the same no matter where they came from.
Edit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019XBH6IK/
Same bar for Monte, Implala, Prix
Last edited by industrialfish; 09-18-2017 at 12:21 PM.
09-18-2017
Yeah the thickness of the DR bracket was what I was curious about. It will raise it slightly, but that's not much. The 3400 bar has different bends in it to clear my alternator.
09-18-2017
Oh, same as the 5.3L
09-19-2017
I made my own for pretty cheap, but I have no life. lol
2017-08-20_09-26-26 by Ben Stryker, on Flickr
3/16" plate steel, I cut them out, ground them down, drilled and tapped the holes, then sprayed them with some underbody coating.
In total, ~$25 in materials and a 6-pack for a buddy to let me borrow his plasma torch.
09-19-2017
I wish I could make my own, but unfortunately I don't have the tools to do so.
Industrial any idea of timeframes or just not completely sure yet?
09-19-2017
Very Nice!!!I made my own for pretty cheap, but I have no life. lol
3/16" plate steel, I cut them out, ground them down, drilled and tapped the holes, then sprayed them with some underbody coating.
In total, ~$25 in materials and a 6-pack for a buddy to let me borrow his plasma torch.
09-19-2017
If you guys had any local trade schools near by and had access to autoCAD, these could be made for pretty cheap. The local college here has a fabrication class that uses a laser CNC, so I could have these cut out fairly easy. I am a certified designer.
Originally Posted by Sven The Sexman
09-20-2017
Not to leave you hanging, but I wasn't going to sell them until I had a reason to pull my suspension to mount the GM brackets. Figured once it got too cold to drive it maybe.
No offense but I'm not going to spend $70 for an alignment too sell you $50 worth of brackets
09-21-2017
I can send you the measurements and template I made, if you would like something to start playing around with...
Mine isn't necessarily pretty, but it's shaped so that it will clear the coolant overflow tank and be reversible. Just the one shape for both sides makes it easier to produce.
09-21-2017
That's up to you buddy. I have access to autoCAD and Inventor. I also have access to SolidWorks, but I'm not as well versed in that. Shoot me a PM if you want to do that. I am still friends with the head of the engineering program at the local college, so i technically still have access to the laser CNC.
Originally Posted by Sven The Sexman
09-21-2017
Industrialfish, np just curious.
I'll take a copy of the template as well. Wouldn't hurt to have I guess. Do you have templates for the backs?
09-21-2017
I actually haven't gotten around to making brackets for the rear... Making the fronts took quite a bit of effort for me, mostly due to my limited amount of forward thinking and repeatedly modifying them until they fit properly... since the STB's just slide right over the strut studs, it'll be fine for the time being.
Now that I've done it once (and learned what NOT to do lol), the process is simple to repeat.
This car needs ALOT more love in other places, but this weekend I will try getting the trunk cleaned out and at least make a template for the brackets. Then it's just a matter of writing down measurements and refining the template.
But right now, it's bedtime. lol
09-23-2017
So this is the issue I am curious about. I have the 3100, so I have a strut bar from a 3400 W body. As the two engines are identical I figured I would need it to clear my alternator. When I test fit the bar in the car it goes back towards the firewall more. It has very little clearance back there. I am worried that Don's brackets may make it hit the firewall and I'll end up having to drill them in anyways.
https://imgur.com/vVy0sO0
https://imgur.com/bVwaqvN
https://imgur.com/ywGaZ04
https://imgur.com/DWyNIg6
Anyone with experience with this?
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