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Shock hoops

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:18 pm
by NIK
Just a warning for people thinking of getting shock hoops, reinforce the chassis first!!
I got hoops on mine welded to the chassis on my weekend only zook. On the second 4wd trip out the driver side hoop ripped out of the chassis leaving 2 holes. ( careful where there welded to because mine was over the chassis number!!)
I then welded a large square to the chassis then the hoop to that and havent had a problem.
But over xmas I was driving on a rough tar road ( a year since the hoops put on with not much wheeling) when the passinger side ripped off.
So this can be easily fixed too but if the job was done right first it wouldnt have happened.
Nik

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:35 pm
by albey
ok.... i think you should stop welding thing now ok :D

Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:25 pm
by NIK
I should have done it from the start, I paid someone first and it broke!
Nik

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:21 pm
by PAZZ
HA HA he didnt weld them he needed a helping hand! i aint no boiler maker but the welds second time round look better then the first... just waiting on him to bring it round to fix up a wheeling shops stuff ups!!