Time for an update...FINALLY!!!
I've been waiting on wheels, so tried to keep myself busy with doing stuff that I could do without having the suspension done and wheels on.....
The original Air Ride brackets in the rear bolted in with self tapping bolts/screws in like 10 spots. I wasnt to keen on the whole self tapping bolts... I even stripped 2 of them when I tried to sinch them down tight. At first I was planning on keeping them "bolt in" just in case I ever want to pull them out....but I came to the conclusion of "who am I kidding...I'm not going to change the set-up". So I decided to weld them in for good. I prepped the brackets and drilled quite a few more holes.....17 total....for spot/plug welds, and welded the entirer perimeter...should be rock solid.
Original set-up...
All Prepped....all the powedercoat is off around the edge and holes, its just kinda hard to tell
All welded in.....not always the prettiest beads, but I'm pretty sure I got good penetration on the bracket and frame rail
There is a bracket on the inside of the car connecting the two plates, but since I was welding stuff in anyway, I decided to add a welded plate on the outside to connect the two brackets...just alittle more strength...what the hell...
