That is not the slightest bit accurate. If you weld on something like the Currie Mini Skids, that ties both sides together and anchors them to the axle tube. Now instead of just bending the pair of side plates of the mount, you actually have to rip the end of the mini skid off of the axle tube to deflect the mount which is a several times increase in resistance to bending.The skid plates on the control arms are only as strong as the control arm brackets themselves.
Nothing helps much if you lose a bolt and you need to take a very close look at the back of the upper on the axle. Looks like the weld is cracked and you really should be running the grease fittings on the joints above the arm, not below it.After taking out a control arm bracket and almost my transmission pan today I figure it's time for a little armor.
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Forgot you northern folk don't know how to do rust prevention.Forgot you southern folk dont think about rust all that often
Which has exactly zero to do with how boxing and gusseting works.Most dont. Which is why theres a good chance someone in Illinois could have a TJ with rotted brackets
RockHard 4x4 sells some bolt on CA skids.After taking out a control arm bracket and almost my transmission pan today I figure it's time for a little armor.
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Are you ever going to stop being a dipshit? In context, the original poster asked a question about HIS control arm mounts and your direct response to HIS exact problem and exact fucking scenario was that the reinforcements are only as strong as HIS original mounts which is blatantly fucking incorrect. Look at the fucking pictures and stop being a dipshit.If you think welding good steel to rotted steel is a good idea that is your prerogative my man
That is the one.unless i'm mistaken i think this is what he's referring to. looks like the welds cracking.
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One has a stand-alone crossmember, one does not.yeah...welds are gonna need to be redone when I replace the upper mount, that thing is more mangled than I saw during my quick post trail "oh fuck" look. Just ordered the UCF upper and lower mounts, hopefully I'll be smarter next time.
From looking around the forum it looks like the UCF and Savvy Engine/Trans skid are very similar. For those that have seen or dealt with both(probably not many) is there any reason I should go with one or the other? From what I've seen the only major difference is tying into my currently stock transfer case skid, sounds like the Savvy might require minor trimming if anything
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