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To weld or not to weld that is the question

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To weld or not to weld that is the question

Post by hypo »

just wondering wot peoples thoughts r on welding my tube bar 2 tha chassis or do i make removable ?????????

welding 2 chassis will be easier than making it removable but wot r some pros and cons ??
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Post by Ferwoaza »

All this is my 2cents so take it as you will :D

I prefer to bolt on rather than weld on. In the event of an impact, I'd want the bolts to give way before the chassis does. A lot harder to fix up a chassis than replace a few bolts...

Perfect example, drove my car into a barrier, the bumper and brackets were bolted to the chassis. Chassis is dead straight, brackets/bolts were stuffed...nothing 2 hours with a hammer couldn't fix ;)
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I wouldnt weld it, i try to do everymod as if i had to sell the car in the near future. I.E. Have everything easily removeable so when that time comes, less hassle. Got better chance of selling a std lux than a highly modded one, people tend to think that mods=hard driving.
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Post by JohnJohn »

If you are slack and weld it to the chassis you can always remove it with an angle grinder, if you need to, when you come to sell the vehicle.
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purefmx wrote:I wouldnt weld it, i try to do everymod as if i had to sell the car in the near future. I.E. Have everything easily removeable so when that time comes, less hassle. Got better chance of selling a std lux than a highly modded one, people tend to think that mods=hard driving.


i wont b selling it it will b driven into the ground and then everything transferred in/onto another lux so selling it as a standard rig is not an issue
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JohnJohn wrote:If you are slack and weld it to the chassis you can always remove it with an angle grinder, if you need to, when you come to sell the vehicle.


thats wot im thinkin
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Post by Wendle »

I'd be lazy and just weld it on. The thing is that if you do weld it on you are guaranteed that you'll need to move it to hook something up or bolt something else on or something...
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Re: To weld or not to weld that is the question

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hypolux wrote:just wondering wot peoples thoughts r on welding my tube bar 2 tha chassis or do i make removable ?????????

welding 2 chassis will be easier than making it removable but wot r some pros and cons ??


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hypolux wrote:
purefmx wrote:I wouldnt weld it, i try to do everymod as if i had to sell the car in the near future. I.E. Have everything easily removeable so when that time comes, less hassle. Got better chance of selling a std lux than a highly modded one, people tend to think that mods=hard driving.


i wont b selling it it will b driven into the ground and then everything transferred in/onto another lux so selling it as a standard rig is not an issue


Simple....weld it!
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Post by Hoonz »

I'd be bolting it on
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Post by camskizook »

Bolt it dude
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what about strength

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i thought it was a big no no to weld on chassis, just look at truck chassis most come with big stickers that say don't weld, drill, grind or oxy the chassis!!!
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Post by Roktruk »

Welding creates stress risers in the chassis. Stress = cracks = more welds = more cracks=....
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why weld

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why weld then, when it can cause cracks ???
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well, well, well i have never meet such a pack of BOLT ON BANDITS in my life :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:


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and yeah i have decides 2 chop the fark outta my TJM bullbar bracket and make it bolt on :D :finger:
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Post by RUFF »

Roktruk wrote:Welding creates stress risers in the chassis. Stress = cracks = more welds = more cracks=....



So how do they hold a chassie together in the first place? CRAZY GLUE :shock:


Weld it on.
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Post by Area54 »

RUFF wrote:

So how do they hold a chassie together in the first place? CRAZY GLUE :shock:



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Post by CJer »

Roktruk wrote:Welding creates stress risers in the chassis. Stress = cracks = more welds = more cracks=....


I can tell you with 100% confidence that all chassis can be welded.

It is all in the prep and after work that makes the diff. We have every weld Xrayed and certified before it is release to be used in production.


Not that i know anything about truck chassis :)
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Post by dave »

RUFF wrote:
Roktruk wrote:Welding creates stress risers in the chassis. Stress = cracks = more welds = more cracks=....



So how do they hold a chassie together in the first place? CRAZY GLUE :shock:


Weld it on.





Ruff Hypo cant weld :!: :roll: :roll: :D
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Yes but his Husband can. Cant you Dan :finger:
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:finger: :finger:

i getting better

so dave do u regret welding yours on ???
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Post by A1 »

RUFF wrote:Yes but his Husband can. Cant you Dan :finger:


No need to get like that RUFF there's enough of me to go around :D

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and yes i go alright on mig or tig ;)
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