5 3/8” outside of frame rail to pinch weld. I measured the inside of frame rail to pinch weld and it is 7 3/4” as it should be, so I’m a little confused by that. In the first pic you can see the scribe mark representing the inside of the frame rail which is what I based the template placement off. There is some sort of damage to the pinch weld you can see, I measured in front of and behind that area a few inches to rule out that spot skewing the measurement. The last pic shows the template. It’s not parallel to the reinforcement rib, but I’ve triple checked all the layout and the measurements are according to the process in that YouTube video tutorial. I squared the subframe by using the alignment pin holes, and measurement points were the forward control arm mounting point and the flanged hole next to the spring pocket on rear. I measured it three times to make sure I got the same result each time but that template being off makes me second guess it.
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