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2" Dropped Crossmember

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:40 pm
by Weiner
Hey guys,

Just finished making my 2" Dropped cross member for the front of the lux.

1. What have people done with their recovery hooks on the front, as the c/m will be in the way.

2. Is it worth drilling some holes and bolting it into existing holes or just weld it on?

3. What to do with the brace that links the frame rails with the front cross member, should I just weld on a tab to the new cross member and bolt it to the holes in the rails.

Thanks.

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:17 pm
by Weiner
Anyone?

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:40 am
by +dj_hansen+
Bubs is probably the best man to talk to, have a look at his member thread or shoot him a PM

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:43 am
by wagner40
in the past ive disgarded the hooks on the front... instead ive gotted 9/16- 5/8 D rings and welded them right to the front. one on each side

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:35 pm
by Weiner
wagner40 wrote:in the past ive disgarded the hooks on the front... instead ive gotted 9/16- 5/8 D rings and welded them right to the front. one on each side
Thanks, you welded it to the crossmember or the chassis?

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:27 pm
by wagner40
oh... ive taken angle iron to reinforce the front of the chassis, and welded the mount of the D ring straight to the front of the angle iron... like on my old rig.

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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:17 pm
by Weiner
Perfect, will see what I can do, thanks :armsup:

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:35 pm
by Roctoy
use the front bar to mount recovery points
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:00 pm
by BOGAN V8
Roctoy Designfab wrote:use the front bar to mount recovery points
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Looks abit dodgy... Some average welds there