shock bracket material

Guys , quick question for those of you that make your own shock mounts..., is 3/16" thick enough, or 1/4"? 3/16" is easier to work with but not if failure is a possibility..
Thanks
Barry

 

Yes, The factory did all the time

 

Plan it out, so the bracket will have a ~90* bend or curl to strengthen the loaded portion.
Or cut a section of 3/16ths sq. steel tubing.

 

Shock mounts should be designed to be " double shear ", that means 2- 90 degree angles bent so that the shock mount has basically a bracket on either side, all one piece of course. 2 seperate tabs of 3/16" on either side of the shock eye are also acceptable. BDM.

 

Thick enough if you design it correctly as per BDM's example.

 

thank you FP, actually the best of all mounts is a tube or sleeve THROUGH the rail or x-member , { welded around the tube at both ends }, that you want to attatch the shock to. In this fashion, the force and energy goes through and is distributed throughout the tube or x- member 100%, as opposed to just the area of weld and attatching points of the bracket. BDM