Cracked bracket for IFS 4x4
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Tuned
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Cracked bracket for IFS 4x4
Has anyone had a problem with the brakets that connect the split axle to the crossmember? I have a rough country 4" lift kit, and noticed I had a broken bolt when I 1st got the truck, replaced it with a grade 8 bolt, but I noticed yesterday when I put my new CPS in the the braket now has a crack running along the bend of it. Has anyone else had any problems with the IFS setup??
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Read this for some info on doing the conversion. https://www.ford-trucks.com:80/artic..._19861996.html
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If you decide to weld it be sure to drill a hole at the end(s) of the crack or it will just continue to crack. That is hi strength steel, High carbon content, heli-acr will hold best but mig welding will work. My 2 cents.
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Yea, I figured I'd just mig weld it, if anything I was thinking of just getting a new bracket or fabing up my own. Doesn't look like a lot of work to replicate.
c00nhunter - nice avatar!
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my favorite helicopter of all time, i wouldnt be makeing my own drop bracket, thats some high grade steel you'd be playing with and it takes a ton of pressure, your safest bet is weld the crack and and go with it,
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yeah i looked for a while now since my 50 is in pieces but the best i could find was a rusted pos for 1200 bucks, i laughed at the guy, i'm fixing the d-50 and running with it, they make a ton of aftermarket stuff now for them, over 200k of my abuse is an A in my book