im bout to drag thru my front crossmember

anybody got any pics of beefed up crossmembers,im thinkin of just welding some angle iron on it

Go down to your local steel supplier or sheet metal shop and have them cut out a chunl of solid steel square in the dimensions of the factory crossmember. Best bet is to take the factory one to them and have them do all the mesuring and drill the mounting holes through it.

i got the fab part down thanx....i was just wondering what everybody was doing to fix this problem....thats a really good idea tho,i might just do that,but im worried about takin it off...i heard they where a bitch to get back on...guess ill just have to break out the old comealong

i welded a pieces of 1/4" to the bottom of mine, but not only so i can drag it without worrying but my crossmember in notched for my v8, If u need another one pm with a price and we'll see what we can do...

hey bro what u could do is weld something in between the framerails before u take it off, so it holds its structure...maybe a 1x1x.25 or even a 2x2x.25 like right behind the oil pan or in front of it...should be safe that way

but yea i've taken one off before and i was able to put it back on...blare took his off too and put it back on, guess make sure the truck isnt at an awkward position to where the frame might flex once u take the bar off

i'd use solid steel like vet said

PICS.. i'm about half way threw the bolt heads on my crossmember!!!!

same here,i dont know what im going to do if i go all the way thru it.my cross member kinda looks like a U shape.damn reflectors.i think i will end up welding a solid crossmember in when i go to body drop it in about a month.

put some 2x2 squared 1/4" tubing talk about sparks

you don't need that crossmember, i lost mine along time ago in the walmart parkin lot. just be careful that you dont drag through the lower control arm mounting bolts

it can be a pain to put back in i tried for 30 min one day then it started to rain on me so i stoped when it stoped raining and dried up i went back out and tried i got it in under 5 min