Mopar LX Front And Rear Shock Brace Upgrade - Braced For Action - Tech

...the throttle-body bracket should be notched to clear the brace as shown here.

After removing the three nuts from each shock tower, the new brace is fitted in place, the wiper motor can be reinstalled, and the computer can be bolted to the new brace utilizing the billet spacer included.

The front shock towers, a known area prone to chassis flex, are now tied into the new reinforced crossbrace for exceptional strength.

To install the rear shock tower brace, it's easiest to open both doors and the trunk, and fold the rear seats down. The trunk floor and cargo net need to be removed as well. The trunk side panels remove easily with one wing nut behind the taillight and a tough, "Christmas tree" style fastener in the forward, bottom edge.

On the right side of the rear seat at the base, use a 16mm socket to remove the nut; then insert the two large powdercoated washers on the unused factory stud near the left side of the rear seat base.

OM From the trunk, install the new shock tower brace, tilting the front edge and visually ensuring it drops completely down over the outside of the rear-most shock bolt bosses.

The factory nut can now be threaded over the right-side seat base stud, and the left side can be secured with new hardware from the kit. Seat base nuts are torqued to 42 lb/ft, and shock tower nuts to 32 lb/ft.

Re-installing the rear trim panels involves measuring the panels and cutting them to fit. Using masking tape on the panel itself prevents confusion as the tape can be marked and the measurements written right on the tape.

Using a reciprocating saw, the trunk panels can be cut to fit around the shock tower brace. The trunk floor panel is marked and cut for clearance in a similar manner.

Once fitted, the inner fenders will need to be blacked out so the body color won't show through the panel. The guys at Razors Edge use black Gaffers tape placed underneath the brace. We figure spray paint would work too if you carefully tape the area off.

Besides benefiting the handling of your LX Mopar, the installation of the Razors Edge front and...

...rear shock tower braces has an extremely clean look. These are nice pieces that are reasonably priced and easy to install.