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Old 02-14-2015, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by chichirone View Post
Yes...on one side the frame rail split where bracket mounts (welded not bolted in) and on the other side the Airbar separated from the UCA mount plate.

Similar to this I assume.

Before we installed mine I spoke with my chassis guy and he suggested a few stitch welds. He felt the full weld was the cause of the failure.

And also the obvious fact that the rail was never designed to carry such a load.






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