torn frame... what do you do

[*** YELLER ***]

OK long story short I tore the frame rear spring hanger both sides....  I know in hind site I should have boxed it in but since I didnt  what should I do to fix it 

Plate it with what I have or get some box tubing and stick a chunk of it in there and weld her back together

[79coyotefrg]

HOLY CRAP       Yeller thats got to be boxed in grind all that rusty booger weld off and get it sorta clean then box it all the way from the rear cross member to the shackle hanger

[joey0712]

Run a piece of rectangular tube all the way across and plate it in where it meets the frame.

[Slolyfe]

Shoot Dave. It didnt look that bad at the Rim Trail. Did you wheel more after I left?

[EarlKann]

A piece of 2x4 rectangular tubing will fit inside the frame rail.  I would cut off the damaged part and put in a new frame extension.  Here's mine.  I still need to put some gussets on it and an extra plate on the bottom to make a level place to mount the spring hanger.  I'm going to add a cross member at the back as well.

[unclejpl4x4]

yeller   I got box mine  maybe this weekend

[*** YELLER ***]

HOLY CRAP       Yeller thats got to be boxed in grind all that rusty booger weld off and get it sorta clean then box it all the way from the rear cross member to the shackle hanger

booger weld was not mine and thanks Glen 

Run a piece of rectangular tube all the way across and plate it in where it meets the frame.

I'll have to look into that I have a box there now, I need to see if there is room 

Shoot Dave. It didnt look that bad at the Rim Trail. Did you wheel more after I left?

Um... Kinda played follow the leader with Jud and Matt and Steve and.....

A piece of 2x4 rectangular tubing will fit inside the frame rail.  I would cut off the damaged part and put in a new frame extension.  Here's mine.  I still need to put some gussets on it and an extra plate on the bottom to make a level place to mount the spring hanger.  I'm going to add a cross member at the back as well.

Cool but I dont have that much acess to the rear of the frame, maybe I can slide a piece in the end and weld her up real good 

THANKS GUYS 

[*** YELLER ***]

A piece of 2x4 rectangular tubing will fit inside the frame rail.  I would cut off the damaged part and put in a new frame extension.  Here's mine.  I still need to put some gussets on it and an extra plate on the bottom to make a level place to mount the spring hanger.  I'm going to add a cross member at the back as well.

maybe my 87 is different than what yer working on but the frame rail is only 3"...... found that out after I got some 2X6 rec. tubing cut to 4"...  I should have checked  

edit: the Marlin bumper bracket is in the way 

as far as cutting off anything   unless I take off the runner body that aint gona happen   what i will do is clean up the affected area and slide the 2X6X4 into the end of the frame and weld away, I may need to remove the tailgate to do so but if I gotta... I gotta  

[*** YELLER ***]

step 1. weld frame where its torn
step 2. box 2X6 cut open
step 3. weld to frame above hanger
step 4. weld everywhere it could tear again
step 5. hope it all holds together 

[ninja turtle]

step 5. hope it all holds together 

i am not a fan of step 5.

[*** YELLER ***]

i am not a fan of step 5.

neither am I but if it happened once then...


here ya go Sean as you can see the box is in the way fer a crossmember from rail to rail, but what if I used a piece of thick tubing to go from the bumper mount to the other bumper mount and use the bracket as a crossmember as close to trhe box as I can get and weld her up there

[ninja turtle]

i see room behind the box

[*** YELLER ***]

i see room behind the box

yea me too now that you said that, Im gonna weld it all up and box it all in and run a tube(all I have) crossmember from bumper mount to bumper mount and weld it all up nice and tight 

[ninja turtle]

now cross off step 5.

[tryn2Crawl]

Turn it into a TRUGGY!!!!!

[EarlKann]

maybe my 87 is different than what yer working on but the frame rail is only 3"...... found that out after I got some 2X6 rec. tubing cut to 4"...  I should have checked 

edit: the Marlin bumper bracket is in the way 

as far as cutting off anything  unless I take off the runner body that aint gona happen  what i will do is clean up the affected area and slide the 2X6X4 into the end of the frame and weld away, I may need to remove the tailgate to do so but if I gotta... I gotta 

DOH!    My fault, it must be 2x3 tubing.    I didn't buy it, someone gave it to me.  Sorry about that.

[*** YELLER ***]

ok 
welded all the cracks up
caped up the end of the frame
welded a piece of tube to the bumper hangers 
welded the shackle hangers to the tube

Im positive it should hold  everything is welded to each other and the only thing I have to do is plate the inside of the frame (no steel)
then it should not break again... not that its gonna but better safe than sorry(again)

[*FFC*]

No more \  \ shackles

[ninja turtle]

i think it'll be  once its done

[unclejpl4x4]

all i have to say is  atleast you got metal on your frame to weld stuff to

[Tallchevy]

How about using some channel. You could weld it in place then drill the holes to mount the bumper brackets back on.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

A piece of 2x4 rectangular tubing will fit inside the frame rail.  I would cut off the damaged part and put in a new frame extension.  Here's mine.  I still need to put some gussets on it and an extra plate on the bottom to make a level place to mount the spring hanger.  I'm going to add a cross member at the back as well.

i would do what he did

[*** YELLER ***]

How about using some channel. You could weld it in place then drill the holes to mount the bumper brackets back on.

if I had acess to the frame like I wish I had  I would but since I had to remove the tailgate to do what I did  I dont see it happening, this will work  thanks

i would do what he did

so would I if I took the runner body off the frame but since that aint gonna happen.....

[Rockcrawlintoy]

if I had acess to the frame like I wish I had  I would but since I had to remove the tailgate to do what I did  I dont see it happening, this will work  thanks



so would I if I took the runner body off the frame but since that aint gonna happen.....

i would still be redoin the frame in a similar way

[*** YELLER ***]

i would still be redoin the frame in a similar way

thats great  in a perfect world we would all do alot of things different but since Im not gonna REMOVE THE BODY its gonna ave to work