Installing upper and lower torque box reinforcement's. This is a long one, from disassembly, prep and install!
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@russdog26774 жыл бұрын
You can weld the seams of the factory pieces and that will help a lot too.
@robgreen48484 жыл бұрын
Great video! And do the dad thing !!! We'll still be here !
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Haha, Man I so appreciate ya'll support.
@bryanroupe86464 жыл бұрын
I ripped mine at the track with a pretty much stock explorer engine and a f cam. It did have solid bushings though. Even worse with no reinforcement. Deffinetly need torque box reinforcements.
@charleswood76774 жыл бұрын
@AliasSLH yes it seems to do well with boost.
@Unapologeticlibertarian1 Жыл бұрын
I knew when you said weldable primer there was gonna be porosity. Have to burn really hot and have a wire that has deoxidizing characteristics. Good Video doing mine this weekend.
@HOUSEOFDULA Жыл бұрын
Yeah , Im not a fan of weld through primer IMO. I get Its purpose though, but avoid it If I can paint all sides afterwards.
@briansims43654 жыл бұрын
Mike, can't wait to see the Fox keep the rubber to the road. Great work!
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian!!
@briantaylor55304 жыл бұрын
Thank god u did this video , I was struggling figuring this out a bit. The breaker bar is a mint idea. Granted I bought the bmr pieces and steeda uppers but same principle, I ain't welding mine in.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Worked out okay, not welding saves time for sure.
@willz19884 жыл бұрын
Love the paint and rim combo!
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@raymondtribunal95397 ай бұрын
I had the same issue with the "hump", just hit it with a hammer, no need to cut the plate.
@TrakSpock14 жыл бұрын
I've had Maximum Motorsports Lower Control Arms on my 96 Mustang GT for over 15 years. No issues.
@VacFink4 жыл бұрын
Probably more of a bad/cheap bushing put into the arms. Still a good lesson on what cheap buys.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Really is bushing quality I think. That and I used petro-based grease, not silicon. I could have tore them up. But they binded from day one bad.
@prolinews4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see a new video!
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@chadj83494 жыл бұрын
Went through a few bits doing this job. A couple came through a nice blue color from the heat. I was lucky and had help.
@kingsautonspeed4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video 👍
@MustangGuy65016 ай бұрын
Thanks man, i appreciate you im about to undertake this on my 87 but now im waiting until I get a 8.8 lol but maybe the lowers
@k129h84 жыл бұрын
totally worthwhile to get this done. installed the kit in mines and had it welded in as well. SOLID! 💪
@traderryan7134 жыл бұрын
Was bout to do my uppers tonight. But ill wait and do them when i do control arms.
@DanCantone3 жыл бұрын
Yo, Mike! FYI: A box of X-large wee-wee pads does wonders for catching drippy car messes. Plastic lined to protect the floor and amazing how much liquid they catch or soak up from spills! Just fold it up and throw it away and super cheap.
@hillbillydeluxe084 жыл бұрын
Looks good. I'd recommend por15 paint over all that cause it last. My torque boxes were trashed from years of street drifting. Ended up doing the wild rides torque box replacements. Almost 500 spot welds to get the stock upper and lowers out. Take care!
@appalachianfoxbodysaaronau32574 жыл бұрын
These are helpful but a real pain in the hind end!!!!
@anibalcruz83554 жыл бұрын
Seems like you could just out some Polly's in there. The arms seemed to be pretty solid. It looks like it was just the bushings that gave. Young Ladd. Glad to see you back, I was getting kinda worried.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Just busy with work, life, kids...The arms are solid, just dont have much twist to articulate. These we're poly bushing but I think I trashed them using regular petro based grease and not silicon.
@DetroitStickUp4 жыл бұрын
It's always good to see you Mike. I follow you on IG and was excited to watch your next video. Thank you again for your detailed videos. Did you see that Tony (junk yard dog) gave you a shout out for your 3g alternator video. Totally awesome!
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Man did he? I know he did a while back, maybe over a year ago. Not sure how recent that was. Still cool though. Dig his vids as well, Im a fan of all the fox guys on here lol
@RPJs-Cuisine4 жыл бұрын
I am only subscribed to BREW2L. Until i saw this entire video! Beautiful car! Awesome fucking content! Ur work ethic is like mine. I cant wait to see more! I have a 87 LX Hatch and going stroker + ON3... 🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah man! Welcome. BREW2L is one of my late night go to's when watching fox content. Good stuff! Glad to have you hear man, welcome!
@alias84963 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! very detailed and thorough. Gonna order a set of these and do em myself!
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub6254 жыл бұрын
I am going to install my reinforcements in with gray seam sealer. Once the sealer dries up it should form a strong structural bond to the body. It will add strength and keep moisture out.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Great idea. I have some left over, I can at least put it around the welded seam.
@brucebell76234 жыл бұрын
Just seam sealer. No welding??
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub6254 жыл бұрын
@@brucebell7623 you bolt down the reinforcements wet with sealer. When the sealer dries those reinforcements won't come out without a fight....no welding reguired, they are permanently glued and bolted down in place.
@erikturner50734 жыл бұрын
@@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625 good tip! Don't have a welder in the garage. That seam sealer is pretty tough.
@mikedambowic58624 жыл бұрын
Nice job mike, tranks for the vid!👍👍
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike!
@27275792 жыл бұрын
Great video
@HOUSEOFDULA2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that!
@jeffchan91764 жыл бұрын
Sorry Dula but articulation is what wrecked your bushings and your floor. This is not a problem with stock arms because the bushings are so big and soft but they are plagued with wheelhop problems. The only solution, especially after reinforcing is a set of bushing that also allow for twist. Maximum Motorsports is one company that recognizes the problem.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Your good man. I agree. HP didnt help it though. I know they we're fine until I took it to the track and the dyno finished it off. The new set im putting on it heimed at the upper axle and poly on the rest of the ends, to allow for movement on the uppers. MM recommends using stock uppers stamped steel and their lowers for this reason...your right. I went into articulation and using stiff poly on all 8 ends but had to cut a lot out...too much me talking. MM makes killer stuff. Wont say yet what I went with, but it was a decision between MM and another company. This new setup is set for hooking at the strip.
@TheModAddict4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I thought ive been subbed this entire time but i wasn't..so i just did that.
@MorbidThrasher6664 жыл бұрын
Time to romp on that fox now
@cburford27304 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the team z control arm kit!
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Silent..no comment ;)
@mustanlab3024 жыл бұрын
Great to see another video. I should redo control arms or bushings what brand did u have
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
These we're Amazon specials. But, I really think the same Chineese factory makes these for SVE, ebay, etc.
@07bluelbz4 жыл бұрын
Got my lowers in and one side for the upper tonight. The uppers are not fun lol. My drill battery was dead and honestly so was I lol.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! lol more of a pain than I expected.
@DessiLu143 жыл бұрын
Dude you have inspired me to do the torque boxes on my fox. I am not sure of you realized. But I think you put the dri er side upper torque box on the passenger side. Maybe it doesn't matter but just curious to see if you ever noticed that.
@DessiLu143 жыл бұрын
Driver side *
@bryanmichalski1754 жыл бұрын
Good job 👍
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir.
@649childers2 жыл бұрын
Which kit was this?
@fordtechlife4 жыл бұрын
Im gonna need to do this one day 🔴📽🔧🚘👍🇺🇸
@Backfire102 жыл бұрын
My lowers were the same. Maybe just a bad design and crappy bushings.
@HOUSEOFDULA2 жыл бұрын
Mine were shot. The team-z’s rock though. Holding up great on the street
@Neffboy154 жыл бұрын
How much would it typically cost to install them at a shop or a backyard mechanic?
@garymatthys36054 жыл бұрын
It's not the amount of power. The axle acts as a very large lever and when you take out the 'give', the compliance of the rubber bushings something has to give. So, torn up bushings, torque boxes, etc. Fox suspension binds by design or they would have had to add a panhard bar to control side to side movement.
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
This is true. I explain it poorly in this video I admit. Next video I mention a little about binding being the issue not really the power.
@sSkillaz3364 жыл бұрын
I probably missed it in the video, but which brand reinforcements did you go with?
@baxmishop6213 жыл бұрын
So you think this install is possible to do with out removing the rear end?
@juantabby47872 жыл бұрын
Why is there so much spacer on the top bolts? I would shorten that up.
@HOUSEOFDULA2 жыл бұрын
You mean like thread poking out?
@juantabby47872 жыл бұрын
@@HOUSEOFDULA yes, is there a reason for that? Does the interior clear everything?
@newdudum4 жыл бұрын
Hi
@codywilliams4634 жыл бұрын
What part of texas do you live im about a hr south of houston in lakejackson been working on my 93 gt fox body all weekend would like to check out the turbo fox
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Ever in the North Texas Fort Worh area check me out.
@codywilliams4634 жыл бұрын
@@HOUSEOFDULA need to meet up there is a car cruise in april in houston if you go to stuff like that
@codywilliams4634 жыл бұрын
@@HOUSEOFDULA and me on fb cody oliver williams im in a black shirt alot of tattoos
@texasinnovativeperformance64394 жыл бұрын
What city are you from I'm in Houston TX
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Im in the South Arlington / Mansfield area
@Stephen1986004 жыл бұрын
Would like to ask u some questions about my fox.. u have a email I can reach u?
@HOUSEOFDULA4 жыл бұрын
Yessir. prisonplanet88@gmail.com Will do my very best to respond as soon as I see it.
@jmc53414 жыл бұрын
You should post questions here. Not saying I have your answers but there is a large group of fox body enthusiasts watching these videos every day. It's good to get multiple point of views.
@thomascampbell7638 ай бұрын
The background music is annoying
@HOUSEOFDULA8 ай бұрын
Dont watch it then. But thanks for taking the time to comment.