You do not have to but if you have access to a welder, do it. I welded mine for that extra comfort

 

I'm going to have mine welded. I have the Steeda brackets.

 

Hmm I really dont know... I guess I could try it without welding see if everything holds up then do it if I have too... Thanks for the input Mickey... Hows you LTS coming along???

 

Mine arent welded.

 

shitty as ****...im stuck right now

 

If you're drag racing you should weld them.

 

What do you think is the worst that can happen it I am drag racing and I dont weld them...

 

I think I read somewhere on here that they'll get all bent up or something along those lines

 

Launching hard will bend them, BMR reccomends to weld them if your 60' is 1.6 or less

 

there is no point in not welding them... the cost is minimal if you can't do it yourself.

 

Just try it. Sharpen your welding skills. Then come and weld mine!

 

Oh I might mess up and oh lets say weld your doors shut.....:yes lol

 

Its better to be safe than sry

 

hmmm the worst thing??? hmmmm....let me think....


nice hard launch at 4500 (about 300ft lbs hitting the axle then there on...)



and they break....

 

do those relocation brackets help THAT much??

 

it's not about helping, they are more for fixing. If you are lowered at all, they return you lca's to the proper angle which does help THAT much.

 

I am just going to weld them with my neighbor that builds street legal Drag cars (kinda an oxymoron lol)...
If I just have to weld a seem I could just do it myself...

 

I think this is why they say you should weld the BMR relocation brackets...:

That's the passenger side. You shouldn't have to worry about the drivers side, the bracket is inside the OEM LCA mount. The CHE relocation brackets are boxed and won't bend under torque like that either.

(Photo taken from the above link to TMS)

 

hmmmm what if I want to take them off dwn the road though?????

Dam thats pretty bad... Is it still drivable like that lets say to get home???

 

But keep in mind you can go back to stock height even if they're welded in. I currently have my CHE brackets on but am not using the drop holes until I get springs. Still running the LCAs through the OEM bracket height holes.

It's probably still emergency driveable, it's just the dang bracket, but... definitely wouldn't go any further than home or the place to get it fixed....

I don't know enough about welding to be able to say if you could remove them after they've been welded though.

 

I can see myself trying to chizzle them out down the road lol....

What ever if it is just a tack type of weld why not do it...
I will install them then weld them I suppose...

 

Why would you ever remove them? They are functional at any ride height and can only help

 

I dont know... I see Aftermarket parts as something that may have to be changed down the road...

 

dont get the BMR ones! Get CHE ONLY for the relocation brackets. And yes they help a ton on your 60ft at the track and that equals about 2tenths in the 1/4 for every tenth off of your 60'. The CHE do not need to be welded. I've had mine on through several hard launches at 4000rpm with nitrous. Nothing but better 60ft times. 1.74 compared to 1.99s BIG difference

 

there is no way these brackets can add 2 tenths to your 60' times...it was other factors as well blondguy

 

no seriously. I tested them specifically for my 60ft times. The track was a little better prepped though so even though, everything felt tighter down the track and the launch was way better than before I put them on.

I tested without them with nitrous, then the next Friday I put them on and tested again with nitrous and ran .7 tenths better in the 1/4th. Best time with vs. Best time without.

The only difference was the weather being a LITTLE cooler. Not much. Same tires, Same pressure, Same Launch rpms. Same bottle pressure. Same DRIVER

 

12.71 down to a 12.00 seems like a big difference to me - 7 tenths is not going to come off of your best time with the weather being 10 degrees cooler.

 

well i have them on my car too so i hope your right! haha....badass times too man, congrats

 

thanks. Cant wait to meet you at the track one of these days. When are you going again? I'm definately going next time a mm brethren is out there Just let me know ahead of time.

 

do you have the BMR or CHE