- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
I have always thought that the factory track bar frame mount was the stoutest, but since mine has cracked badly, I need to replace it with something else. I know Rusty and Rubicon Express make them, does anyone else? I've seen both of these and the stock part break, and so I still plan to beef up whatever I get. Just wondering what else might be out there that I haven't seen, and if there are any significant experinces with the strength of this particular part. I'm not interested in any bashing.....I've seen parts from nearly every manufacturer fail.....just looking for some more info before I decide what to buy.
My stock mount cracked due to metal fatigue, not at a seam or weld, on the rear side. I carefully welded up the crack inside and out, and eventually added a cross frame brace. Last week on the Dusy Trail, near the top of Thompson Hill, the mount cracked badly on both the front and rear sides and bent badly to the outside (no left turn ability). We were able to get it bent back and put a strong strap on it and I welded it up in camp that evening. The brace also broke, which doesn't say much for the design of my brace, and also opens a discussion of how a brace should be built and mounted. The metal on the mount is so fatigued that a new crack began below the other welded up crack (not on the edge of the weld) before I got back from my vacation.
My stock mount cracked due to metal fatigue, not at a seam or weld, on the rear side. I carefully welded up the crack inside and out, and eventually added a cross frame brace. Last week on the Dusy Trail, near the top of Thompson Hill, the mount cracked badly on both the front and rear sides and bent badly to the outside (no left turn ability). We were able to get it bent back and put a strong strap on it and I welded it up in camp that evening. The brace also broke, which doesn't say much for the design of my brace, and also opens a discussion of how a brace should be built and mounted. The metal on the mount is so fatigued that a new crack began below the other welded up crack (not on the edge of the weld) before I got back from my vacation.