Type of welding for axle truss & C-gussets?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Feb 2, 2014 | 10:30 AM

newjkman

Thread Starter

JK Newbie

Joined: Jan 2013

Posts: 99

Likes: 1

From: Kansas

Type of welding for axle truss & C-gussets?

Can someone tell me what type of metal the diff housing on the dana 30 is made of. Can the truss kits, and C-gussets that are mild steel be mig welded?
Thanks!

Feb 2, 2014 | 10:34 AM

D_engel

JK Junkie

Joined: Sep 2010

Posts: 2,539

Likes: 2

From: Tempe AZ

the pumpkin is cast iron. Its best to mig weld the truss, but you need to pre and post heat the cast housing so the iron doesnt crack. The Inner C's are actually cast steel so there is no need for pre/post heating.

Feb 2, 2014 | 10:36 AM

Jersey_Devil

JK Jedi

Joined: Jun 2012

Posts: 5,255

Likes: 11

From: Bellmawr, NJ

Good luck! I've had my gussets and axle truss under my bed for a year now cuz I can't find anyone to install them :(

Sent from my obama monitoring device

Feb 2, 2014 | 01:27 PM

courtsm3

JK Freak

Joined: Jan 2012

Posts: 910

Likes: 1

From: chilliwack BC

One the reasons in not doing the truss. If not done properly it can actually give your axle weak spots.

Feb 2, 2014 | 02:08 PM

espi

JK Freak

Joined: Jul 2013

Posts: 543

Likes: 2

From: Jersey Shore

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jersey_Devil

Good luck! I've had my gussets and axle truss under my bed for a year now cuz I can't find anyone to install them :(

Sent from my obama monitoring device

globex won't do it?

Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk