I have torn several mounts on the frame in the last year. I typically have just welded them back together and moved on. But the latest tear deformed the mount so badly that there wasn't an option to just put it back on.
The driver's side rear upper control arm mount tore and deformed badly. We were able to weld it on long enough to get off the trail and back home:
Since the driver's side was so badly mis-shaped, I cut off the passenger side to use for a guide for building a new mount:
I bought some 3" wide, 3/16" thick flat stock and used the original shape for fabbing the new mount:
Once I got the pattern worked out, I created the matching mount:
Here are pics of the attached mounts:
They have held up very well so far. I ran Swamp Lake and Coyote Lake as the shakedown run and then Sunbonnet the week after. I am going to do some work to the front axle in the next few months, so I am considering replacing the front upper control mounts while I'm at it.
The driver's side rear upper control arm mount tore and deformed badly. We were able to weld it on long enough to get off the trail and back home:
Since the driver's side was so badly mis-shaped, I cut off the passenger side to use for a guide for building a new mount:
I bought some 3" wide, 3/16" thick flat stock and used the original shape for fabbing the new mount:
Once I got the pattern worked out, I created the matching mount:
Here are pics of the attached mounts:
They have held up very well so far. I ran Swamp Lake and Coyote Lake as the shakedown run and then Sunbonnet the week after. I am going to do some work to the front axle in the next few months, so I am considering replacing the front upper control mounts while I'm at it.
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