Welding to my 60F

orangecrush1 · Nov 30, 2008

:hi: Looking for some adv. on welding to my D 60 that im in the process of narrowing. Ive chopped the Cs off. And on the short side want to attach the C to the housing. Still using the tube just no gap to weld the C to the

Bunk1 · Nov 30, 2008

Are you saying there is no tube to weld the c to since ya norrowed it soo much? As in the c right to the center chunk?

darius · Nov 30, 2008

:haha: time for a retube.....

orangecrush1 · Nov 30, 2008

welding right to the chunk. i have plenty of tub left im trying to move the pinion over as far as possible. By illimenating the gap between C and housing it gains me 3.5in.

nevada · Nov 30, 2008

orangecrush said:
welding right to the chunk

dont think thats gonna work...

sounds like u need to shorten the long side just a touch, so u have room for a small section of tube on the short side...:corn:

Bunk1 · Nov 30, 2008

I am def no expert, But would welding the outermost part of the tube to the c work??

darius · Nov 30, 2008

leave 2.5 of total tube so there's 1/2" left to weld, don't be foolish and junk your housing over 1/2", is it gonna be the deal breaker or something? Also if your using leaf's you'll never be able to properly attach a spring pad desirably. and if your using link's I alway's like to atleast get one link tab on steel rather than both on cast.

orangecrush1 · Nov 30, 2008

i had planed on welding to the inside as well. that wood make it twicegood i would think and im running coils in frnt

orangecrush1 · Nov 30, 2008

my prob. is that cruiser frames are narrow with my atlas clocked flat i have 21 in. of ground clearance awsome but iv got a 2 piece driveline and that is gay.

darius · Nov 30, 2008

2 piece drivelines do make for more moving part's which kinda suck's, but anymore lot's of people run them and if mounted right it's really not a big deal.

orangecrush1 · Nov 30, 2008

the two piece has only broke once but thats one too meny . what ive learned so far is to just preheat to around 225-250 weld the snot out of it and insulate well and let it cool slowly.

darius · Nov 30, 2008

what are you using for materials and part's for your ds? the only reason you should have to preheat is if you were to use an axleshaft driveline

Cascade_Crawler · Nov 30, 2008

darius said:
what are you using for materials and part's for your ds? the only reason you should have to preheat is if you were to use an axleshaft driveline

I think hes talking about preheating the cast so he can weld he C to it...