Hi Steve, Thanks for the compliments! I guess I've been watching too much stick welding of Jody and I've set the bar too high. I appreciate the praise, and frankly it makes me feel more confident these beads will hold up. I'll snap some more picture next Sunday, if were lucky it'll be out of the gar...

Well as usual I didn't take too many pictures. I did take three however. Today we wheeled the axle outside and got all the brackets welded up. Let it dry and threw a nice heavy coat of semi gloss black. Welded up all the control arms. Wheeled her back under the jeep and bolted it all up. I should of...

I appreciate the kind words. Yes, the wooden dolly helps. Those axles are heavy! It is also much easier to cut pvc over and over again, then have to try and regrow that expensive tubing.

Stay tuned for Sunday's pictures.

Thank you again,
David

Hi Steve, The straight edge is a good idea, I'll check the rear next time I'm over there. I've already welded everything for the rear axle. Here is a picture of what we did last weekend. All the brackets are only tacked into place. This weekend we will cut the upper control arm, as I don't think the...

Hi rahtreelimbs, I do not have anything but a stick welder. I have thought about the possibility of renting a mig welder for a day and performing all the welds. If the benefit becomes much more obvious I will check prices on them. If only I knew somebody locally with a mig welder that wanted to loan...

Hi Steve, I appreciate the response. I will do my welds, then take long breaks to combat the overheating as I see now it is a concern. The reason for the multiple passes is that the brackets are being custom made for this application. The axle swap my friend is performing in not a manufactured produ...

Hey guys, This weekend I'll be doing some welding on my buddies axles. He's swapping some much bigger ones under his jeep. Some of the brackets don't meet with the axle perfectly. I was wondering what the go to technique is for this. Do you guys either weave through the small gap, or keep laying dow...