Frame stiffeners with an RC crossmember?

[travisk]

Finally done with the front and mid stiffener install. It was a real pain in the ass to get them to work with this long arm kit.

For anyone else who attempts this, make sure you have an easy way to elongate holes in 1/4" plate, because you will be doing a lot of it. I didn't have a torch or an air grinder so I did it the hard way.

It feels really sturdy on the road now. Can't wait to get it into the dirt.

 

[Goose_XJ88]

Why did you have to elongate holes? In order to account for the distance the bolt holes were moved due to the thickness of the stiffeners? I'm planning stiffeners with a frolich long arm kit and will be running into this issue too.

 

[travisk]

The frame rail becomes at least 1/8th of an inch thicker on the bottom and outside, so the bolt holes in that angle bracket pictured above won't reach the old frame holes. Same problem with the bottom holes in the track bar bracket if you do front stiffeners.

 

[miceanic]

Looks great, I will be tackling this same project when I get back home in a few months. Still have to decide between Claytons/BDS/TNT long arms but I've decided I'm going with the HD stiffeners at least. May I ask what welder you used? I will be buying one before I tackle this project and will be a first timer as well.

 

[travisk]

May I ask what welder you used?

I borrowed a little Lincoln Weld-Pak 100, the 110v flux core model. It's pretty much the wimpiest welder you can get, but it was powerful enough to weld 10 gauge to the frame rail once I figured out the correct settings and technique.

 

[Rockdrummer93]

I just cut my stiffeners for access to the hole. When I do my 3 link and re do my crossmember I'll add the piece back.

 

[Mach2nh]

why did you cut the stiffeners at the slider mount?

 

[Rockdrummer93]

why did you cut the stiffeners at the slider mount?

Sorry about they late reply but I just didn't feel like taking them off. I cut the stiffener around the Slider and welded it all in as one.