Doing some looking around, I found that Spoon had a solution for the front upper arm mount issue. Too bad it is currently illegal by the racing bodies.



Here is an installation video
http://www.spoon.jp/newitem/images/s...azette0116.wmv

 

Interesting...I wonder what they will cost. And I wonder if they would be that much better than simply welding a flanged buttress to justify the extra cost.

 

they're roughly $600...

 

Seems this won't do anything to help prevent the bracket welds from cracking as usual.

Also, is this cracking only with the very early models (maybe first year only)? I haven't heard of a failure in even the newer AP1's.

 

AP2's have countermeasure gussets but I don't recall seeing those on a 2002 car.

 

I don't have any problem with mine '00 #39XX

 

I think it will prevent the a-arm bracket form cracking. Its welded on the a-arm bracket and also around the gazette / onto the body as well to distribute the load.

AP2s have a horizontal support built in to the arm but its a small piece.