Rear radius rod question.

[DaddyT]

I have a pair of front radius rods i wanna use in back. Would it be necessary to brace the upper and lower bars together if I was to use them in the rear suspension?

 

[blurooster]

Let's see a picture of what your talking about.......................

 

[Old Iron]

Depends on the tubing diameter and wall thickness.
Like was said ^^^^ post pics

 

[Dirtyrat]

My guess is this is a hairpin setup, so I'll go out on a limb and assume this, and that you would be looking at like a ladder style setup by adding in the extra bars from upper to lower?

 

[DaddyT]

My guess is this is a hairpin setup, so I'll go out on a limb and assume this, and that you would be looking at like a ladder style setup by adding in the extra bars from upper to lower?

Thats correct.

These are the radius rods I have in the pic. They are 7/8" OD and tapped for 5/8" rod ends.

I was thinking of welding a steel plate between the bars.
Should it be connected near midpoint?
Could they just be gusseted where the bars come together?

 

[RPM]

Those will work for you. Weld your support in after all of your adjusting is done. You can't change the centers on them after they have the support welded in.

 

[Gus]

no gusset needed, just connect the two in the middle like dat down there