qa1 k frame
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07/04/15 01:37 AM
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qa1 k frame worth the money ? for a 69 charger , my lower control arm pin mounts in k frame are all cracked !!BROKEN << IVE fixed all my buddys cars 3 to b exact . just thinking time for more room around headers and less flex . anyone using one ?? i have a firm feel box and tubular upper control arms and all the other stuff !!
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: sparcy]
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07/04/15 02:20 PM
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There is no triangulation in the QA1 crossmember. It's all right angles, the factory K frame is triangulated. You won't be getting less flex and lighter weight, it'll be either or.
Straight line racer, probably not an issue, anything else is an issue.
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: sparcy]
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07/04/15 04:23 PM
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http://www.qa1.net/media/catalog/product...dy-k-member.pngI see zero triangulation. In order to make this as strong as a triangulated K member you have to build it stouter, raising the weight. What I would have done, using the above link as a reference, would have been to take the second cross bar and make it an arc rather than a straight piece. Each end of the arc would have ended up in the same place as the straight piece (or further aft even) and the center would have been tied to the front straight piece. Look at the stock triangulation, they tie the lower pivots together, something QA1 does not do http://www.engine-swaps.com/Photos4Website/TechInfoPics/KMember_Photos/KMember%20BE%20Hemi.jpg
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: Jim_Lusk]
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07/05/15 10:22 PM
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just got home from NY being on the road gets old , weight is not my concern so much , its a hot rod corner carver , I CALL IT ha ha ha !!! my daily driver is a 2007 magnum . I m trying to make my 1969 charger handle and stop close LOL !! all my friends have 69 chargers 3 , and they all want there cars to drive like mine . very happy with my car ,, but now i got the broken pin mounts so I'm thinking .. buy a q a 1 or get a factory one cut it apart and weld my butt off !! I think q a1 is a little pricey I have the $ in my slush fund aka car fund !!! MAXWELLHOUSE CAN IN CELLAR !! I weld up rusted plow trucks and sanders when I'm not runnig 10,000 ton trains . I would add gussets to qa1 and bars , spend 700 plus delivered and have to add to it is a joke !!! and I will weld it to car !! GRADE 8 BOLTS AND WELD IT !! I'm going to get a clean factory k and cut it up !!! I THNK its my destiny HAHA ha !!!
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: sparcy]
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07/06/15 02:06 AM
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just got home from NY being on the road gets old , weight is not my concern so much , its a hot rod corner carver , I CALL IT ha ha ha !!! my daily driver is a 2007 magnum . I m trying to make my 1969 charger handle and stop close LOL !! all my friends have 69 chargers 3 , and they all want there cars to drive like mine . very happy with my car ,, but now i got the broken pin mounts so I'm thinking .. buy a q a 1 or get a factory one cut it apart and weld my butt off !! I think q a1 is a little pricey I have the $ in my slush fund aka car fund !!! MAXWELLHOUSE CAN IN CELLAR !! I weld up rusted plow trucks and sanders when I'm not runnig 10,000 ton trains . I would add gussets to qa1 and bars , spend 700 plus delivered and have to add to it is a joke !!! and I will weld it to car !! GRADE 8 BOLTS AND WELD IT !! I'm going to get a clean factory k and cut it up !!! I THNK its my destiny HAHA ha !!! Uhhh... did you go off your meds?
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: sparcy]
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07/06/15 02:05 PM
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So you want to weld up your "K" frame to sheetmetal frame members? Go ahead and when it cracks, let us know what else broke...
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Re: qa1 k frame
[Re: pro451bee]
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11/07/15 10:12 PM
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The Qa1 frame looks to be much stronger at the control arm load point and a large flat at the rear most frame bolt points where the wheel load is transferred to body.Also the tubing appears as thick as a well made class 3 hitch.By comparison the stock frame is a thin stamping with poor control arm pin retention area unless re welded with gussets.Ditto for the steering box mount. The vertical front tube , frame bolt design looks to me as similar to adding a front radiator brace , greatly stiffening the front uni-body twist.A mod to stiffen the front uni-body such as 14 or 12 gauge steel ,Rosette welded to the entire run of the front frame rails , before mounting K frame would greatly stiffen front end of car. The couple of street cars I've seen with the QA1 frame give up ground clearance. I see the strut rod mount cantilevering off the front tube. Personally, I'd think this was designed as a drag race piece.
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