D83-84: Upper A-Arm Mounts

I got a little time tonight and a last weekend in the garage working on the upper a-arm mounts and here is (hopefully) the final product.

I replaced the rear vertical tube with 1 1/2" square tube. This should allow for a stronger support of the upper mount. I'm mounting the upper a-arm to a piece of 3/4" DOM (.120 wall) tubing. This mount allows me to use a 1/2" bolt.

The front mount is 3/4" DOM through a piece of 1"x2" tubing. I tried to align the mount so that the tubing was horizontal, but more importantly that the mount is 9" above the lower control arm. I'm still trying to figure out how to add sufficient support to this mount.

Here is the finished product with the upper a-arm "installed". One thing I like about this design is there is plenty of space to fit a coilover shock and spring.

The last part of the front suspension is modifying the driver side steering rod end. Then it is on to final welding the frame and building the cage.