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Old 01-30-2010, 11:16 PM   #78
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Re: Project: Custom 71 4x4 hotrod

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Originally Posted by brossow View Post
Is the spare tire crossmember sturdy enough to handle the stress of having shocks attached? When I removed mine, I remember it being rather flimsy -- enough to hold a spare but not much more. Yours may be completely different and in better shape than mine.
Good question. I call it the spare tire cross member but I may have been for something else. My truck is not an original 4x4 so who knows what have been added and subtracted along the way. But it is very sturdy. In fact, the steel is as thick as my frame.

Here are a couple of photos of it.
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