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Old 01-15-2017, 04:25 AM   #29
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Re: Upper link bar angle

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Originally Posted by Garagely5150 View Post
I was just cycling it and I jacked he frame up 10 inches. Not planning on going that high. It's not notched so I can only cycle it one way to check for binds. I am gonna put a gusset up the upper tabs it's not ideal but should work. I don't really know what else to do there. That's where the bars fall.... I should shorten the lowers bars huh? Cuz I was told longer the better and I didn't cut any of them. I read the top bars should be 70% of the lowers
I assume you are going to go a lot further down than the 10 inches you went up. Since your upper links are tacked in you already know where your holes are. I would cut up some construction paper and play with the shape a bit until you find something you like. I think a tab that has a 90 degree angle cut into the bottom that spans the upper and side of your cross member would look good. You will need to cut them and drill them yourself. If that doesnt make sense let me know and I will use my crappy paint skills to draw something.

Longer is better to a point. The 70% thing isnt really correct and I would say that your upper bars should be AT LEAST that long. You can make them longer (or lower bars shorter).
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