Frame reinforcment, where and how?

[hunmetal]

Im starting a project. It is an 84 ill be putting on a new cab and flat bed. While I have it down to just the frame iwant
to reinforce it as i have heard of frames cracking from the stress of rock crawling. What is the best way to do this?
Would love some pointers guys thanks.

[yotaneck13]

check out my build thread in my signiture i just did this and i have tons of pics on how and where i reinforced it

[Slolyfe]

Here is where my frame failed and how I fixed it. But if you are starting from scratch I would run 1 solid plate on either side of the frame by the steering box and triangulate the inside corner(you can see it in the pictures).

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=84439.0;highlight=frame+repair

I also started plating the rear.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=88045.0;highlight=rebirth

[Yota87Truck]

Frame reinforcement or repair?  I haven't heard much on older trucks(non Tacoma) needing plated. Most of what I have seen is repair from rust.  Here is our patch job  http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=85797.msg979023#msg979023 on top of another persons patch job.  I have heard Tacoma's need reinforcement on front frame for SAS and and boxing in and plating on the rear frame as it is C channed from the cab back.

[hunmetal]

Thank you Yotaneck13 and slolyfe, between your two threads I have all the answers I need, preciate it. thanks and good luck with your respective projects

[yotaneck13]

glad i could help mine is still sitting in my storage unit waiting for a shop to work on it in lol

[TacoRunner]

You want to see some frame reinforcement, check out this build.

http://chat.4wheelunderground.com/index.php?topic=185.0

[Sparkplug]

dam, thats beef. Hes not worried about all those welds, the heat affecting his steel and making it hard?

[HogCanyonHopper]

Looks like in the first pic, guys having a safety break