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Originally Posted by xtant21
Yes I know I could easily crawl underneath my car and measure it myself but can you (or anyone) give me an idea of how thick that stock mounting plate is on the civic? Also...whoever drew up the new stiffener plates...what thickness material are you planning on using? Also...how far from the outer edge is that bolt hole? That will make a difference.
I can run an FEA on the parts and give us a very good indication if all is well or not even with the fix. Just offering. Let me know. Thanks.
PM me if you want.
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Sorrt, xtant, I didn't even see this until now
I'd say the mounting plate is probably 14GA steel (0.0747"). I'd be interested in seeing an FEA stress distribution model out of sheer curiosity. It would be interesting to compare stock vs. regular washers vs. Highrev's washers vs. welded washers. <-- IMO that is the order of strength, from worst to best.
*EDIT* Btw, MAD rep for you if you can do that. If you need any measurements or other help with the model, let me know. I've used ANSYS before, but no experience with anything else unfortunately.