front cross membe

[torqued]

Just been looking at mine xmember and the sandwich plates that hold the thing on seem to be a bit slogged out.
I assume people either get new plates made up but eventually the same will happen. is there a more permanent fix that people have come up with to hold the front xmember in a more solid manner?

[Bartman]

I know the plates you mean. They do seen awful thin don't they. maybe they were slotted if the Xmember was reversed?

I don't really like how the xmemeber attaches to the front "chassis" at all. Bolts that run right through the front "rails" with captive crush tubes (ala 110/210/310 ect) is far better imo.

I was thinking of replacing those thin plates with some thicker ones when my Xmember goes back in for keeps.

[torqued]

I was thinking of welding a washer to the Xmember

[Bartman]

Those holes need to be slotted in order to reverse the Xmember, since the chassis rails aren't parralelle.

[torqued]

So its more a intentional slog rather than from the day to day stress and movement?

[mint16]

gotta be intentional, as ive never seen a 1600 xmember like that before.

[torqued]

I was thinking maybe someone left the bolts loose causing it to slide back and forth. keeping it mind it was a flat peaker who owned it before me.

[datsunboy]

na, if its been reversed, then thats definately intentional slotting.
I soltted my holes similar to that when installing the CA18 (front sump)

really, you should weld up the hole and drill new ones lol