scumrunner

hello first post .
the question is is it better to bolt in a rear ifs truss or weld it in ?
if welded dose it get in the way of fixing or removing should anything need to be fixed or removed .

great site read it every day .

scumrunner

leaning towards welding it cause i think it would be easyer any thoughts

881stGenRunner

defiantely bolt it in. it sucks drilling all the holes, but worth it to bolt in especially if you ever need to take out the diff

scumrunner

in some of the searchs i did some guys were welding them in , i hear ya with the bolt in part being abel to remove it to work on front diff but can the diff still be worked on or removed with the truss in place ,it is tight under there with the truss in ,some companys also offer it as weld in .
i am building this myself and have not fabbed up the mounting part yet the rest of it is done, kinda steeling ideas from what i seen on here .

leebee

always leave yourself an out, bolt it in. search for 'sonoran steel' or 'ifs truss' and you should find some pix to help.

lee

KevinInSac

I'd say bolt it in. The stresses on it should be mostly compression/tension, unless you're hangin it on rocks. There won't be much twisting down there involved. And if there is, chances are shearing some bolts aren't going to be your main problem.