RE: frame connector install
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RE: frame connector install



Phew!  Big sigh of relief from Royal Oak.  (That's how I did it.)

:-()

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury

Paul Hamaday wrote:
> 
> On an older car I always put jackstands under the
> frame before installing the connectors. Over the years
> they sag in the area between the front & rear
> subframes. Putting them on stands under the frame
> rails (at the end of the rocker panel areas) relieves
> the sag before install.
> Hammer
> 
> 
> --- Joeydahook9@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > I understand to put the car weight on the wheels
> > when installing frame  
> > connectors, including putting the drivers weight in
> > the seat, but how about the  
> > welding?  I have the Mopar connectors which are bolt
> > in.  I was going  to bolt 
> > them in and then weld around where they connect to
> > the subframes.   Some 
> > recommend welding them to the floor.  Is this a
> > common practice?   Should it be 
> > welded full length or just stiched along the way? 
> > Mopar says  they're not needed 
> > in a automatic car, but I have them and I figure
> > they can't  hurt.  Any 
> > suggestions on the welding?  Thanks -  Joe


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