This is a DIY or WIY (weld-it-yourself) kit that includes everything needed to make your own pair of our popular Strong Arms for your 1990-2005 Miata -- Just Add Welding and your choice of finish! This is a perfect opportunity to save a wad of cash while SIGNIFICANTLY improving your Miata's chassis and have a bit of fun with a quick, satisfying project -- maybe to share with someone just as enthusiastic and hands-on as you!
Our Strong Arms were designed from the beginning to be as easy and straightforward to produce as possible. The design is self-fixturing, meaning you don't need any special jigs or tools to make them accurately. All the parts only fit together only one way, and are tabbed-and-slotted to be positioned perfectly to carry the chassis loads efficiently between all the bolted hard-points. The laser-cut steel parts come pre-formed and ready to weld right out of the box.
You need a MiG, TiG, or even a stick welder can work -- and of course you need the skill necessary to weld effectively! These are a fairly simple product to weld, but they shouldn't be your first experience! We have a welding guide available, showing where to position each of the 30 welds required per arm. --THESE SHOULD NOT BE WELDED "SOLID"-- In the guide we outline each weld, which has been strategically positioned and sized to maximize strength, minimize weight, and prevent any warping from too much weld heat. Click here for the welding guide PDF...
And click here for the instructions to install Strong Arms on your Miata once you're done building the kit.
Our standard prefabricated Strong Arms are powder coated with a slightly textured, black matte powder coat. Once welded, we recommend some sort of powder coating or durable paint process for best corrosion resistance, but there's nothing wrong with using a few coats of spray paint from a rattle can either, assuming you have that skill too! :) You could also throw caution to the wind and run them bare.. we don't recommend it, but at least the rust will be hidden behind the fenders!
This kit will come complete with all hardware necessary for installation on your Miata.
