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Old 06-12-2015, 02:08 PM   #13
JJorgensen52
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Re: "Best Way" Spring Hanger Mounting?

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Originally Posted by 7dee2 View Post
NOTE: Do not weld into corners of frame or along edges of side rail flanges. Welding at these points will tend to weaken the frame and encourage new cracks.
This makes perfect sense, due to stress concentrations at those points. Not sure we need to get into that discussion here though
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