Your Opinion on these C Gusset Welds - PICs Provided
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It's not really how they look per se but judging by the welds I'm guessing this person was not experienced enough to know that you cant just lay the torch on their and weld them on without letting things cool.
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I would leave them and just keep checking them. The welds look like they will hold. I think your risking to much for a pretty weld that's going to get painted and covered. Defiantly wouldn't use that shop again...for welding anyways
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problem is they were not most likely needed in the first place because if you were going to bend the C you most likely need heavier axles to begin with. If you are like me that would eat at me so I would eventually get a J8 housing or TF housing etc. I guess before I let the shop redo them I would want to make sure they actually had a different welder who knew what he was doing.
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problem is they were not most likely needed in the first place because if you were going to bend the C you most likely need heavier axles to begin with. If you are like me that would eat at me so I would eventually get a J8 housing or TF housing etc. I guess before I let the shop redo them I would want to make sure they actually had a different welder who knew what he was doing.
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On my previous jeep, I did the C gussets myself. I taught myself to weld on that jeep and it wasn’t pretty. I wheeled pretty hard and the Cs were fine. That said, I wouldn’t worry about having them redone. Just check the welds periodically.
#18
The way I see it - the gusset is there for reinforcement and it's not supporting the weight of your jeep. It's sharing the load of your c's which is already supporting your vehicle. I did mine myself with a 110v fluxcore welder (not ideal) - it's all I had at the time.