I have a clayton long arm installed currently, but am wanting frame stiffeners. What are my options? Should I grind the welds from the crossmember, install the frame stiffeners, then have the crossmember pieces welded back on or just modify the frame stiffeners to work around the crossmember?
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Question about frame stiffeners
- Thread starter conman
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dan1977p
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- Virginia Beach, VA
I'd modify the stiffies since you already welded the crossmember outer bits in place. You could add a gusset from the stiffy to the lower link bracket if you wanted to tie them into the stiffy to get a bit more strength. Never done it since I don't have the clayton but this makes sense in my head.
tow hook
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- western pa
i'd cut the welds, one side at a time, and do the cross members. have at lest 3 jacks avl before you start. i used 2 sissor jacks and hyd pump jack, the second side cam out sooo much better then the first, I used ruff stuff. thay have a july 4th sale 20% off. I have a clayton on mine, and I did the stiffners first.
Brian
Yeah, in hindsight, I should have went that route. I will probably be going with the ruff stuff as well. When I grind it, I am certain that there will be some holes from the welding on the frame. I am assuming that with the stiffeners installed, this would be a non-issue?