Are these labeled right?

 

YES."what is this"is the panhard bar "brace"or reinforcement brace

 

You got it and are right on. That top piece is just a panhard bar mount brace thing. There isn't any real aftermarket for that part but I don't think it does much. It has a big kink in anyways for the exahust to clear.

 

I welded(boxed) mine just for xtra regidity.

 

I think I have seen only one real custom piece for that. Once you go aftermarket with everything back there changing that piece won't do much.

 

I didnt really change it.Its still the factory piece.Welding it shut is a fairly simple mod,doesnt hurt any...

 

yea you are right. Not a bad idea to at leat keep it from possible deforming from auto crossing or extreem handeling.

 

sweet guys...thanks a lot

 

I was gonna box mine when i get to installing my spohn LCA's .

 

What do you mean BOX?

 

Well its U shaped from the factory im gonna weld a peice of metal down the middle to connect it.

 

what exactly is the point of the brace. With an aftermarket panhard bar, do you even need the brace? I mean, it doesn't look all that strong. Perhaps you could take another adjustable panhard bar and stick that up there. Probably wouldnt fit though.

 

If you didnt have it im sure the brace that holds the panhard bar would bend.

 

The brace probably does for the rear.What the steering brace"wonder bar"does for the front end.It reduces bend/flexing on the frame rails.Since one side of the P.bar is bolted to the frame & the other to the axle.When you corner the diff pushes on the bar which in turn leans on the frame.The brace transfers some of the stress to the other frame rail.Thereby reducing stress to the one frame rail.It probably isnt that strong either since its only U-shaped,thats why you want to box it.Boxing by the way means "to weld a flat piece of metal between the open sides of the u-shape & from end to end.So its completely closed up.