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  1. #1 Don Rome STB Brackets 
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    Anybody have a set of don Rome stb brackets that they are willing to sell? I live Joliet, IL
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    i have front and rear plus tower braces....let me know ill send pics
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    Does he still make them?
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    I'm sure he still does, his website is still up, just do a search for don rome strut tower brace brackets and it should pop up
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    I just realized I can make his STB brackets at work LOL. I just might
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    Oh really!? If you could make some how much do you think you'd charge?
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    Quote Originally Posted by snj111795 View Post
    Oh really!? If you could make some how much do you think you'd charge?
    Well the issue is IDK if they are patented. If so, I wouldn't be able to sell them. I might have to design them a little different in order to sell them but they would function and fit the same. I only have REAR Donnie R brackets. I'm not sure if the rears are the same as the front. Give me a few days to look into it
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    Rear and front brackets are different, they're both fairly simple to make if you have the means.
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    easier and stronger to drill the two holes and use the OEM strut brace and hardware

    in the rear it does essentially nothing but if you want your car heavier you can install the oem strut bar back there using one bolt hole each end.
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    I might just want to ask someone to lend me the front DR brackets to copy and they will get a set of F&R brackets free lol
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    @Turbocharged400sbc that's what I currently have in the front and the rear. You think the brackets aren't worth it?
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    its worth it if your not looking to drill two holes in the strut tower and using the oem hardware from a jubnkyard car....but expecting a piece of 1/4" aluminum attached to thin stamped sheetmetal of the oem strut brace to help keep flex out of the suspension is quite dumb
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbocharged400sbc View Post
    its worth it if your not looking to drill two holes in the strut tower and using the oem hardware from a jubnkyard car....but expecting a piece of 1/4" aluminum attached to thin stamped sheetmetal of the oem strut brace to help keep flex out of the suspension is quite dumb
    Dumb? The aluminum I have at work is the same as Don Rome's which is high strength 6061 alloy aluminum
    . Manufacturers use this metal on tons of parts in cars and you should know that considering you're a body guy..... It doesn't flex at all and this is what we make. http://www.shoresidedocks.com/index.php. All American made too. Dumb..... lol
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    its meant to connect to a flimsy OEm stb. that's meant to bolt too two holes in the strut tower, sure it requires a drill but the don rome plates did flex. additional leverage on the thin flimsy end of the oem stb isn't as good as it being bolted directly to the multi layer sheetmetal steel of the strut bucket.


    yet I can bend the control arm bushing around 3/4 of an inch on either side and your talking about a 1/16th of an inch about 26" away from the axle centerline

    its like using condoms after knocking the ol lady up...

    I could forsee a market for the rear ones since that's a lighter option for the rear than any other and the less weight out back the better
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