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Originally Posted by skymangs
thanks Spousta and Mcnittle for the input. After your posts I went out and re-looked the frame brackets. Gonna grab some 1/8" steel today and plate the tops in that. Last thing I want is to underbuild. It just seemed to me (since the frame is only 1/8" steel) that 1/4" was overkill.
On that note... The shape of the mounts are designed with triangulation in mind. The legs are kicked out at a 20deg angle (I build rockcrawlers too) to negate the vertical stress on the frame, then boxed on top, outside, and inside, and seam welded inside and outside of every joint. I don't doubt the strength of what i've built, however... I didn't think of the cab bolts pulling through the top plate. Seems like cheap insurance to add some plate to the top.
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i think the rest will be fine. just the tops are all i would beef up 1/8 will be better. I don't see anything wrong with your design they look good