Panhard Drop Bracket Broke while wheeling!
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Panhard Drop Bracket Broke while wheeling!
This is due only to my personal, lack thereof, of welding experience, but it's a lesson for me to make sure I have tools with me when I go wheeling, which we were lucky to have with us. Everything worked out okay, since I could just bolt it back up to the stock location. We were getting some major rubbing in the rear this trip with some major flex. Check out this thread if you want to see all the pics and videos from our trip
www.toyota-4runners.com/windrock9-13-03.html
I'm gonig to definitely reinstalling it, because the axle definitely is shifted to one side of the truck, and it rubs like crazy in the rear. I didn't think I was going to have to do any fender trimming in the rear, but with the new shocks and suspension setup the flex is awesome.
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I'm gonig to definitely reinstalling it, because the axle definitely is shifted to one side of the truck, and it rubs like crazy in the rear. I didn't think I was going to have to do any fender trimming in the rear, but with the new shocks and suspension setup the flex is awesome.
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So what happend to break the weld just not a good weld ?
The reason I am asking is my brother inlaw just helped me with welding up a drop bracket this morning after we replaced my Revtek rear spaces with a pair of OME 891 which I say WOW what a difference in hight, think I got 1" more so now the Runner looks more level and a tad higher in the rear. Also it sits more level left to right
The reason I am asking is my brother inlaw just helped me with welding up a drop bracket this morning after we replaced my Revtek rear spaces with a pair of OME 891 which I say WOW what a difference in hight, think I got 1" more so now the Runner looks more level and a tad higher in the rear. Also it sits more level left to right
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Well, it's definitely a poor weld culprit. When welding the panhard drop bracket in, there is quite a large gap between it and the sides of the bracket, and filling it in was tough for some reason. At any rate, the weld was the culprit, and will be fixed soon with a very strong weld.
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Yeah I am not much of a welder either, good thing my brother inlaw can do it, he fabed it up for from scratch . He did say that things not going to come off unless alot of other things come with it
I will have to say it helps get things back in the right place after getting it installed. Now I got to talk him into making me some sliders, so I can get rid of these running boards lol.
I will have to say it helps get things back in the right place after getting it installed. Now I got to talk him into making me some sliders, so I can get rid of these running boards lol.
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Good deal! I'm going to become good at this welding stuff, so I can make my front and rear bumpers and sliders, and possibly skids, but probably not the skids. Iv'e got some fender trimming to do in the rear, so I can clear my tires when fully stuffed. Right now they rub like crazy!
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Originally posted by ravencr
Well, it's definitely a poor weld culprit. When welding the panhard drop bracket in, there is quite a large gap between it and the sides of the bracket, and filling it in was tough for some reason. At any rate, the weld was the culprit, and will be fixed soon with a very strong weld.
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Well, it's definitely a poor weld culprit. When welding the panhard drop bracket in, there is quite a large gap between it and the sides of the bracket, and filling it in was tough for some reason. At any rate, the weld was the culprit, and will be fixed soon with a very strong weld.
Chris
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Hey Ravencr noticed in your pic there was a sports quad looked like a Z400 ?? was it and was it yours ? , I just got one about a month ago and have been having fun with it so far
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It's my buddy's Z400, and he loves it too. I got rid of my KTM 250exc a this past April, and I'm looking to eventually get a Rincon or Prairie sometime in the future.
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Chris, I urge you to take welding classes before you do anything structural, like a bumper that will be towing a 5000lbs trailer. The classes teach you the theoretical side of welding, like heat affected zones. You're lucky the bracket didn't break off on the freeway.
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Originally posted by ravencr
Well, it's definitely a poor weld culprit. When welding the panhard drop bracket in, there is quite a large gap between it and the sides of the bracket, and filling it in was tough for some reason. At any rate, the weld was the culprit, and will be fixed soon with a very strong weld.
Chris
Well, it's definitely a poor weld culprit. When welding the panhard drop bracket in, there is quite a large gap between it and the sides of the bracket, and filling it in was tough for some reason. At any rate, the weld was the culprit, and will be fixed soon with a very strong weld.
Chris
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Yeah, I had the angle brackets on there too. I had some major flexing going on, and it was amazing that the opposite tire wasn't off the ground but it wasn't. Yeah, the stock that came for the panhard drop bracket was about 1/2" bigger than the width of the frame part, so I tried to even it on both sides, and weld away. I'm going to take it to a guy down the stree this time around, and see what he says. If the gap is too large, then it just won't work, and I'll unfortunately have to make my own.
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Originally posted by Albuquerque Jim
Chris,
How did the Revos do in the mud?
Chris,
How did the Revos do in the mud?
I don't have much to compare the tires too, as far as mud or rock tires go, but as far as every other all-terrain tire I've ever had, this is by far the best tire I've ever owned. At this point, even for the wet and slimy trails in the east that I run on a regular basis, I have not needed a rock or mud tire yet, and if I can stay away from them, I will. The on-road manners of this tire are great, with no squeeling around turns, no loss of traction in the wet (I can't even spin a tire in the rain at full throttle unless I'm make a quick turn), and I could be more impressed with the balance of them.
Chris
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and I could be more impressed with the balance of them.
Chris
and I could be more impressed with the balance of them.
Chris
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EDIT: From below: That is what I figured!
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