i need a lil help

[eric]

i am trying to find out how to fix my 97 tj. driving yesterday i noticed a very loose back end, found my bracket holding my d35 axle to i believe the upper arm has completely severed right in the middle. drove about one mile and smelled the rubber from my tires rubbing the coils. really need a cheap fix right now, i cant take this opportunity to upgrade to a 44. do i cut that bracket off and replace? can i weld a new bracket on(axle is looking pretty aged)? anybody know where i can find the bracket? any intel would be awesome, thanks guys

[Dukes69]

I good welding shop could patch it for you, but the best thing would be to replace it. Rubicon Express makes new ones (http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Produc...=FC754B6449553). You wont need all in that kit, just PN's: RE9980 and RE9974. OR you could find someone with an old D35 housing and have them cut the bracket off.

[RAT]

Hell,
I saw you are in Lakewood and started to say bring it by my shop and I'll weld it up for you, but then I looked again and saw Lakewood... Ohio. Oh well. It's an easy fix if you can get a weld shop to do it for you.

[mrchips]

same thing happened to my buddy, when he went to a shop they would not weld it as they were worried about the tubes on the diff distorting from the heat, if it was not put in a jig to keep them straight. So he fabbed up some gussits, and got some brackets from "currie" and welded it up himself. Good luck.

[eric]

thanks to you all, i'm going to check the local yards in the morning, may just buy a new bracket and also have someone weld some support to the other one.