Is it OK to weld Tie Downs to Frame
Due to the after market bed and air bags on my truck Torklift does not have Tie down tubes to fit my truck. I found someone who can fabricate them and then weld them to the frame. Is this safe to do? ...
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What about using squared U-bolts? There are many aftermarket apps for these and come in a large variety of sizes and strengths. My Dodge manual says, "Weld nothing to the frame". GM also advises against welding on any of their truck frames mostly for fear of frying the electronics.
That being said, I have welded many times on my CJ8 frame because it cracked, over and over. Many of these frame plates and patches were done on the trail with my on board welder not because i wanted to but because I had to. My friend Mark who had a CJ8 also had BOTH sides of his front frame horns simultaneously snap in two on the trail, right where the shock towers were bolted to the frame (those weak bolt hole areas). That stopped our parade for a while.
Look for a mechanical, bolt-on-without-extra-bolt-holes solution.
jefe
That being said, I have welded many times on my CJ8 frame because it cracked, over and over. Many of these frame plates and patches were done on the trail with my on board welder not because i wanted to but because I had to. My friend Mark who had a CJ8 also had BOTH sides of his front frame horns simultaneously snap in two on the trail, right where the shock towers were bolted to the frame (those weak bolt hole areas). That stopped our parade for a while.
Look for a mechanical, bolt-on-without-extra-bolt-holes solution.
jefe
