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arkracing · 12-23-2004, 10:28 AM

anyone ever welded thier trailing arms back together. I have one that is seperating..it only looks like they are spot welded together...

has anyone ever drilled out the spot welds and re welded them and then put a couple of stiches in the seams?

the arms aren't pitted or anything and the dr's side is nice..it's just the pass side is seperating for some reason (well water gets in them..i know that, but i don't know why it is just one side)

FirstGen · 12-23-2004, 11:06 AM

weld it up!!! definatly not going to hurt anything!

jay-dawg · 12-23-2004, 02:55 PM

I think ECE has a weld on plate that goes over the top of it.

Jay

*72CSTC5* · 12-23-2004, 04:16 PM

Mine were not coming apart but I did run 4 stitches on each side of the contorl arm about 1.5 inches each to reinforce them some. It won't hurt, just make sure the ubolts line up in the holes and the front holes line up before you reweld them.

arkracing · 12-23-2004, 04:33 PM

thanks guys. i think i'm going to drill out the remaining spot weld them bolt the two sides together then stich the top and bottom then go back and take the bolts out and weld up the holes.

i figured that it would be ok...the factory did it without stiching the tops and they put bigblocks against them.

12-23-2004, 10:28 AM	#1
arkracing Weekend Warrior Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CT Posts: 1,787	trailing arms???????? anyone ever welded thier trailing arms back together. I have one that is seperating..it only looks like they are spot welded together... has anyone ever drilled out the spot welds and re welded them and then put a couple of stiches in the seams? the arms aren't pitted or anything and the dr's side is nice..it's just the pass side is seperating for some reason (well water gets in them..i know that, but i don't know why it is just one side) __________________ -'07 GMC Sierra K2500HD -'66 C10 Suburban -'68/'71 K20 Service Bed Project -'69 Chevy C30 Mason Dump -'33Ford P/U 396ChevyPowered

12-23-2004, 11:06 AM	#2
FirstGen Just Don't Stop! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,239	weld it up!!! definatly not going to hurt anything! __________________ 1968 C10 build in process TT LSA/6L90e/9"

12-23-2004, 02:55 PM	#3
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	I think ECE has a weld on plate that goes over the top of it. Jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

12-23-2004, 04:33 PM	#5
arkracing Weekend Warrior Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CT Posts: 1,787	thanks guys. i think i'm going to drill out the remaining spot weld them bolt the two sides together then stich the top and bottom then go back and take the bolts out and weld up the holes. i figured that it would be ok...the factory did it without stiching the tops and they put bigblocks against them. __________________ -'07 GMC Sierra K2500HD -'66 C10 Suburban -'68/'71 K20 Service Bed Project -'69 Chevy C30 Mason Dump -'33Ford P/U 396ChevyPowered

12-23-2004, 04:16 PM	#4
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	Mine were not coming apart but I did run 4 stitches on each side of the contorl arm about 1.5 inches each to reinforce them some. It won't hurt, just make sure the ubolts line up in the holes and the front holes line up before you reweld them.



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