Miata Mailing List: June 1998, Message #41

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>        In a reply to a post on the Miata list you mentioned that you had
>your own real lateral brace, is this the place where a Cannon brace would
>go. If so I am very interested in doing the same thing to my car, have been
>thinking about ways to either bolt or weld something in, how did you so it?
>
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The first brace I made was the rear lateral brace.
It uses the same square tubing as the other braces.
I welded a 1" x 4" x 1/4" tab to the bottom of the pressed steel A-arm mounts.
The bottom was not flat so I did some grinding first.
My brother did the welding using a wire feed welder.
Work slowly on the welding and cool the area to keep the A-arm bushings
from melting.
It works in addition to a Cannon brace.
I couldn't tell the difference, so I sold my Cannon brace.
>From a structural standpoint the Cannon is the best.
I didn't bother to sell this brace as most people don't like welders around
their cars.
I can make one if you want.


Kelly '90A Carlos Suntana
Team Flatspot
West Linn, Oregon