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RobinHood
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- Henderson, NV
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- 1994
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l am in the process of building my rear bumper. As the foundation, l used a 4x4 piece of angle iron notched with 2" receiver stock for my hitch. l plan to build on that piece, but that info is irrelevant.
My plan is to weld this to the end of the frame, using the angle iron to sit flush on the face and wrap around to the bottom of the frame. Like this: (As if you were viewing it from the side)
L --> [
The "L" will butt right up to the frame (Hopefully this makes sense)
My question is, does anyone see a problem with welding the angle iron to the frame? It wall have three weld contacts where the iron meets the frame and it will act as a extra cross member. But, being that it will be used for some light towing and have two clevis mounts, is welding this to the frame a bad idea?
My plan is to weld this to the end of the frame, using the angle iron to sit flush on the face and wrap around to the bottom of the frame. Like this: (As if you were viewing it from the side)
L --> [
The "L" will butt right up to the frame (Hopefully this makes sense)
My question is, does anyone see a problem with welding the angle iron to the frame? It wall have three weld contacts where the iron meets the frame and it will act as a extra cross member. But, being that it will be used for some light towing and have two clevis mounts, is welding this to the frame a bad idea?
