sub-frame connector welding techniques

[swl987]

You have to weld them with the weight on the wheels. How are people doing it if they don't have access to that style of lift?thanks

 

[BurningRubber]

Yes, the wheels (all 4) have to be supporting the weight of the car.

Do not weld subframe connectors with jacks on the frame, or jacks supporting the car.


If you don't have access to a lift, possibly finding a way to get the car up on 4 ramps, but that doesn't provide much clearance.

 

[007]

Yup. Car should have its normal stance when you weld these things to the frame. I think I paid 100 bucks for my install (coated MMs). They welded them up and then painted over all the welds. Really helped the vert feel a bit less cheaply built. Far less creaking etc.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

You don't have to be on the wheels, but the suspension has to be loaded. You can have the car on stands, as long as the weight is still transmitted through the chassis in the same manner as it would be with the wheels on the ground.

 

[urban96]

jackstands under the control arms and axle tubes