qwester007

Aluminum is quite soft- especially when heated- but lighter than stainless.



I think that the aluminum might not be durable enough- all depending on how strong the mounting points are...IMO

Sinful7

Well, it'd be laser cut .157" aluminum stock. The laser cutting process has minimal heat penetration into the part. The mounting points would be laser-bored.



I was recently thinking, this isn't really a load bearing piece. It's function as a brace is to prevent fore/aft movement, correct? And id that's the case, doesn't aluminum have good compression/tension resistance?

treceb

whats the ppf made out of?

also the cross body bracing(whatever theyre called) under the body are aluminum no?

Sinful7

Yes, the stock bracing is cast aluminum.

vosko

it prevents the twisting.....aluminum would have stress cracks i'd assume.....

Sinful7

Oh, TWISTING! yeah, I'd better look into thicker aluminum or just buy a KGParts piece.

turbovr6

just remember to prepare your *** for the vibrations. between my tranny and diff braces my car is now a rolling massager. Just be prepared for extra vibrations and noise

amp

always wondered about this...

not sure if this is a benefit considering your eliminating some give

Sinful7

I've always understood that less give is better, and that most of the flexing from a factory automobile (of the FD era, at least) was due to exceptions made for comfort's sake..

vosko

flexing is bad look...







i chose to deal with NVH and not worry about exploding diff casings !!!!!