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Old 11-20-2017, 01:53 PM   #12
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Re: Rear suspension rework

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Originally Posted by JohnJ@RideTech View Post
Nice! Glad to see you got it all straightened out. No doubt that original install was a little sketchy and unsafe. Good job!
Thank you sir. He has a young daughter he wants to drive with so that old work had to go.

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Originally Posted by bs46488 View Post
Nice looking fix. Those are much nicer looking welds!

It's scary to think that an actual "shop" was responsible for the original suspension design.
Just to clarify, the shop he got it from didn't do the work. They just painted a logo on it and drove it around. The original bag job was done in Texas. Not sure by who though.

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Noob welder question - what is the purpose of peening the welds? I don't think I have ever seen that done.
It is done as the welds cool in order do decrease the stress and reduce the likelihood of the welds cracking. Mild and cast steel have different cooling rates and it is really common for welds on cast steel to crack.
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