Sidepod support/restraint

[cheeze131]

How much concern should be paid to restraining the upward motion of the outer portion of the sidepod? I'm not talking about anything floppy. More about the pod being able to move some when going over curbs or other bottoming out situations.

It appears that one of the floors on my pods are all cracked around the rigid support mount because of there being no give.

I have my ideas, but looking for other views and/or support for what i am thinking for support.

Thanks,

Scott

[cory mcleod]

F500/600 chassis are generally not designed to go over curbs. Most of us also don't run them so low that they are scraping more than occasionally.

This may not help your current issue but the lifespan of the belly pan on my car was greatly extended when I added Delrin rub strips along the outer edges of the sidepods.

Cory

[Jnovak]

How much concern should be paid to restraining the upward motion of the outer portion of the sidepod? I'm not talking about anything floppy. More about the pod being able to move some when going over curbs or other bottoming out situations.

It appears that one of the floors on my pods are all cracked around the rigid support mount because of there being no give.

I have my ideas, but looking for other views and/or support for what i am thinking for support.

Thanks,

Scott

On my cars we use swagged cable supports. These work great and allow the sidepods to deflect up without damage. Rub strips are great to protect the bottom.

[Dog Licked Racing]

Originally the ESR (Sports Racer version of the FE) used rigid steel rods to support the downward load of the side pods. These were often replaced with steel cables to allow for the upward flex.

I am still learning not to hit the curbs in my ESR, but to clobber them in my GEN3 SRF.

[cheeze131]

Thanks Jay.
I have used cables on my rebuild.
It is good to know i went down the correct path.
Scott