Missing cross bar
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Missing cross bar
Never noticed until now that my radius arm mounts have what appears to be a plate on each side for some sort of cross bar that doesn’t exist on my truck. I’m assuming this served a purpose… thoughts? 1967 F100
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Sorry, I have forgotten Jeremy, but is your truck a 2 Wheel Drive or four-wheel-drive?
The one in the picture is a 2 Wheel drive so if yours is four, that might be the difference.
I’ve seen that crossmember as well, but never paid much attention to what trucks they were and we’re not used on.
The one in the picture is a 2 Wheel drive so if yours is four, that might be the difference.
I’ve seen that crossmember as well, but never paid much attention to what trucks they were and we’re not used on.
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Wondering if it’s structural or something related to the stock motor this truck came with before swapped to a 352.
Suppose I could junk yard search and see. Curious it’s purpose.
Suppose I could junk yard search and see. Curious it’s purpose.
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I think its purpose is pretty obvious. It’s definitely structural.
It’s a reinforcing frame crossmember in a highly stressed area (where the front suspension’s main components mount, with the engine nearby) at the heavy end of a truck expected very possibly at some point in it’s life to carry heavy loads.
I don’t think your truck would fall apart without it. Especially if it’s not used hard. But eventually something will be compromised for the lack of the crossmember.
Some PO in the past probably got tired of the awkwardness of the design (Thanks Ford) and having to remove it to fix a transmission or an engine more than once.
Got lazy and didn’t put it back on the last time.
I would definitely make the effort to find one.
All the OEM’s have spent the past fifty years crowing about their “new stronger frames” and beefing them up every year almost.
Somebody probably thought it made sense to take advantage of the bolts for the radius arm mounts if that’s the case here, but no matter what this location is right about where most frames actually have a crossmember of one design or another.
And it’s a pain in the butt for the end-user for sure.
Definitely worth the time and effort to replace it in my opinion.
It’s a reinforcing frame crossmember in a highly stressed area (where the front suspension’s main components mount, with the engine nearby) at the heavy end of a truck expected very possibly at some point in it’s life to carry heavy loads.
I don’t think your truck would fall apart without it. Especially if it’s not used hard. But eventually something will be compromised for the lack of the crossmember.
Some PO in the past probably got tired of the awkwardness of the design (Thanks Ford) and having to remove it to fix a transmission or an engine more than once.
Got lazy and didn’t put it back on the last time.
I would definitely make the effort to find one.
All the OEM’s have spent the past fifty years crowing about their “new stronger frames” and beefing them up every year almost.
Somebody probably thought it made sense to take advantage of the bolts for the radius arm mounts if that’s the case here, but no matter what this location is right about where most frames actually have a crossmember of one design or another.
And it’s a pain in the butt for the end-user for sure.
Definitely worth the time and effort to replace it in my opinion.
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When I first got the truck the transmission was shot and I did roll it into the shop and have them pull it. No clue if that was there when it went in. But gosh that was years ago. So no way of knowing now.
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Wow..... What some people will do for a short cut. Most likely the shop who swapped to trans, out for you, left it out.
I have cussed a few of these cross members, when removing and replacing transmissions, I would never dream of not putting it back in the truck.
I would not think that one would be too hard to find, out of a junker. It definitely needs to be in the truck, to maintain the frame strength, wheel alignment, and etc.
I have cussed a few of these cross members, when removing and replacing transmissions, I would never dream of not putting it back in the truck.
I would not think that one would be too hard to find, out of a junker. It definitely needs to be in the truck, to maintain the frame strength, wheel alignment, and etc.
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