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[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

I got a 63 Impala on air bag running off of nitrogen and I need to reinforce my frame because it is showing signs of stress

So when you reinforce a frame like mine for hydros what do you do to it?

What kind of steel and where do you weld it?

[Miser211]

Originally Posted by SLAMMED63CHEVY

I got a 63 Impala on air bag running off of nitrogen and I need to reinforce my frame because it is showing signs of stress

So when you reinforce a frame like mine for hydros what do you do to it?

What kind of steel and where do you weld it?

Full frame wrap or stress points? Also what kind of signs are you seeing?

[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

Originally Posted by Miser211

Full frame wrap or stress points? Also what kind of signs are you seeing?

When I installed the airbags I started keeping a close eye on body lines and panel gaps and I have started noticing that the drivers rear quarter is sagging very slightly from rolling 3-wheel, the lower arm mounting points in the front are starting to crack at the welds from hopping. All this is not as bad as it sounds and can be fix easily but to keep it from happing again I want to reinforce the frame and wrap it like I would do so for hydros. I was running my air setup at high pressure, I had to drop the PSI to keep from damaging the car permanently and after I reinforce that bitch the pressure will sky rocket and I will have one of the sickest air setup that will rival most hydro setup in my town.

So what do I need to do to reinforce the frame and wrap it?
How thick of steel, what points on the frame, and little tricks that you hydro guy do to keep from destroying your rides

[Miser211]

Originally Posted by SLAMMED63CHEVY

When I installed the airbags I started keeping a close eye on body lines and panel gaps and I have started noticing that the drivers rear quarter is sagging very slightly from rolling 3-wheel, the lower arm mounting points in the front are starting to crack at the welds from hopping. All this is not as bad as it sounds and can be fix easily but to keep it from happing again I want to reinforce the frame and wrap it like I would do so for hydros. I was running my air setup at high pressure, I had to drop the PSI to keep from damaging the car permanently and after I reinforce that bitch the pressure will sky rocket and I will have one of the sickest air setup that will rival most hydro setup in my town.

So what do I need to do to reinforce the frame and wrap it?
How thick of steel, what points on the frame, and little tricks that you hydro guy do to keep from destroying your rides

Most people use 3/16 steel on the top and sides. Might be overkill for an air set-up but you say your frame might be flexing. Never really messed around with an impala frame just stress points on g-bodies. Are all your body mounts good on the car? The front could just be rewelding and throw a steel plate across that on both sides to make it stronger and distribute the load across a larger area instead of just that one spot so it wont happen again.

[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

Originally Posted by Miser211

Most people use 3/16 steel on the top and sides. Might be overkill for an air set-up but you say your frame might be flexing. Never really messed around with an impala frame just stress points on g-bodies. Are all your body mounts good on the car? The front could just be rewelding and throw a steel plate across that on both sides to make it stronger and distribute the load across a larger area instead of just that one spot so it wont happen again.

The frame is definitely flexing and I was planning on fixing and weld some plates on the front and somehow reinforce anything I think might be a problem down the road

[Miser211]

Originally Posted by SLAMMED63CHEVY

The frame is definitely flexing and I was planning on fixing and weld some plates on the front and somehow reinforce anything I think might be a problem down the road

how high does it get? hopping and 3-wheel

[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

Originally Posted by Miser211

how high does it get? hopping and 3-wheel

when I hit 3-wheel the bumper will drag and it will hop about 6-12 inch with one hit of the switch

Originally Posted by SLAMMED63CHEVY

when I hit 3-wheel the bumper will drag and it will hop about 6-12 inch with one hit of the switch

ima stop by your house to see this when i go to reno