Foam injection renforcement????
Hi everyone. Newbe here but I have owned my 86 base for almost 5 years. I don't know why I did not get on this forum a long time ago. Well my car has hit the 177k mark and 21 years of life have put its toll on the susp.
SO this what I got to overhaul the susp. Tokcio HP Eibach pro-kit susp. tech. bushing kit Anything else I should tag on my list? Ok, back to my thread title. I am going brave it out and do it myself (yeah I know, "what is he thinking doing it himself") I read in the other threads of people giving up and taking it to the shop. But I have a whole week of spring break to burn. Back on topic I have heard of new cars having foam injected into the cavites of the body. In return, you get a stiffer body. I have already injected foam into my rocker panels but only because they were rusted out. I did not notice a difference there but since I'm dropping the rear sub frame I could stiffen it up by injecting foam into it. Maybe even the y-arms in the back too. Has anyone done this or heard of it? Good/bad idea? Thanks. |
i would go with lightweight metal bracing over injecting foam everywhere.
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did it years ago in my vert. You need to use structural foam, not home depot special insulating foam.
and it will make a solid difference with very little additional weight. Something that light weight metal braces will not do. |
where to get this wonderful foam???
i saw it on tuner challenge on the speed channel. they foamed an r32 skyline gtr. |
Do tell please! Yeah I think I put some multi-foam in the rocker panels that I got from somewhere, it was pretty much insltation type. I did not know there was a structual foam.
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In the past I was able to buy it on line at the manufacture, but they stopped selling foams and just concentrating on adhesives.
So I have found Maxim Rigid foam (Evercoat) on ebay and this stuff : Terocore™ Structural Foam at http://www.crestnetsales.com/foams.htm |
where do you put it? could you make a detailed list?
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Change all the suspension bushings too then.
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Do I need to replace the sub-frame mounting bushings too? Or do they last for a long time???
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3m also make a product. I think someone, Mark, did a write up one it a few years ago.
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Most boating stores will carry 2 part urethane foam in a few different weights.
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