A unit or one or more members that allows an elevator component (e.g., frame of elevator car or a surface of a counterweight) to withstand a force generated by a significant force generating event (e.g., earthquake). The unit prevents an elevator guide member (e.g., roller guide or slide guide) from altering its operational position relative to a rail of an elevator when the elevator is subjected to a seismic or other significant force generating event. Preferably, the unit connects a guide member to a component of an elevator where a hole pattern in the component of the elevator is different from an existing hole pattern of the guide member The unit is preferably configured such that when the elevator is subjected to a significant force generating event the operational position of the guide member relative to a rail of the elevator remains unchanged.