My latest project for the Pathy...

[88pathoffroad]

Beefier idler arm brace. This one's REAL sturdy compared to my old POS I had a friend weld up, he even managed to weld it together crooked, the bastid. I used it anyway, but it was grating on my brain to have it on there. MY work is straight and clean! (except for the booger welds) That's what the grinder is for though, right? I made this one out of an old utility pole crossarm brace, which happens to be made out of 1/4" angle steel. Any opinions on what color I should paint it? I'm thinking white, cause the body's white, the front skidplate's white...etc.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

How about grind it and wire wheel it till its shiny, then clear coat it. Bling for the man.

[88pathoffroad]

That's what I did to the old one, and look how it turned out after a year's worth of outdoor exposure.

[JeepRescueService14]

dude rust and filth is cool... my pathy hasnt had a bath in 4 months

well we dont really get rust in CA.. HAHA

[sw]

can i be a complete noob for a moment and ask how that works

 

im brain dead at the moment (almost 9 hours of looking at the same screan, doing the same operations over & over & over & over........)

 

 

[88pathoffroad]

Like so:

 

 

Keeps the idler arm pivot shaft from tweaking and the arm itself from moving excessively.

[mikesmaximase]

Come on man white skid plates and idler arm brace Just screwing with yah paint it semi gloss black, or use the rustoleum hammered look black(not that your gonna see the thing).

[87pathy]

ya 88 whats with that? (just kidding) myself i prefer the rustoleum yellow..

[sw]

thanks man

 

i think i will make one now, btw any one have pics of a pitman arm brace (the arm from the steering box)

[somethingcool]

thanks man

 

i think i will make one now, btw any one have pics of a pitman arm brace (the arm from the steering box)

Not needed, and I'm not sure it would work either.

[sw]

bracing the arm itself??

 

keeping in mind steering box side, i thought ive heard of em before

 

:confused:

[88pathoffroad]

Unnecessary. That pitman arm's stronger than the idler arm by miles. The idler arm has multiple weak points.

[88pathoffroad]

Here's the finished product. I just painted it black.

 

 

You know, AC sells these for $40 each or so. I made mine for about fifty cents worth of welding wire, scrap steel and some of my hard-earned time in the garage...

[Mr. Pickles]

Very pimp. Wish I had a welder and garage. And what would you be selling these for, keeping in mind your time and all? :bow:

[88pathoffroad]

Oh yeah, I also made some 4 1/2" drop brackets for my emergency brake cables in the rear. When the rear axle flexes all the way out, the cables were pulled pretty dammn tight...so I made these. They work fine.

 

 

[88pathoffroad]

Very pimp.  Wish I had a welder and garage.  And what would you be selling these for, keeping in mind your time and all?  :bow:

If enough people wanted some, I would attempt a batch of 5 or 10 at about $25 each plus shipping. I don't really want to make them on a one-by-one basis. Too much grinding and black boogers involved.