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Does anyone besides spoon make a kit for weld in front UCA gussets? Looking to do mine. If a kit is available (and reasonably priced) I'd rather go that route instead of make my own. Searched the net with no luck, it just seems like someone out there would be offering this as its so commonly upgraded.
The one chassis reliability upgrade I recommend is to have the front upper suspension mounts re-welded to the body (see pic below). The mounts are spot welded in place and are known to crack and fail under the stress of r-compound tires. At the very least keep an eye on the mounts and inspect them every time you remove the front wheels. The AP1 mounts are weaker than the AP2 but failures have occurred in all model year S2000s. Make sure the mount-to-body seam is completely clean before welding as all the sealant mat must be removed. A stripper wheel on a grinder works well. If the mount has pulled away from the body it must be hammered back into place because you cannot weld an air gap.
Just did mine this summer Jake when I switched to slicks. I cleaned off the undercoat and ran a weld need along the sides of each top mount. No parts, just elbow grease.
galmorous, nope. Functional and prevents the problem, yes.
When Andy Wojteczko prepared his S2000, he modified the upper mount with a slug (common on oval track cars) that allowed the inner pivot to raised, helping the geometry in a lowered car. He then added the Spoon reinforcement.
Front UCA gussets
