Boxing in trailing arms...

Boxing in some trailing arms for the 240 today... stitch weld or seam weld? Don't want to warp my trailing arms.

Stitch weld every inch on one, then the other. continue until both are seam welded leaving time for cooling.

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Yes, it's a Ranger.
Xr4Ti, it is rwd and was made in Germany.

Check.

Thank you.

Will post pics of progress.

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Paul Buck
Boxing in some trailing arms for the 240 today... stitch weld or seam weld? Don't want to warp my trailing arms.

Same thing , different dialect..
Where are you stiching? Along a seam (no point in stiching out in the middle of a panel, eh?)

1/2" weld, skip an inch and a half, half inch weld.

Not point to do more than that, wasteed material, wasted time, added weight..

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In a perfect world, yes... but I don't know when time, money and skill will come into syzygy paving the way for such a modification. Until then I am improving my welding skill and spending no money (using 16ga. Sheet I already have) by boxing in the trailing arms and using what Volvo hath given me.

Disclaimer: I know the welds are FAR from pretty. I also know the spacing is a bit... sporadic?

I got two different opinions, so fill in all the gaps, or just tighten my spacing and leave gaps? Semantics?

EDIT: i made up my own mind, just going to tighten it up a bit, leave small gaps and call it good.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/2016 05:16PM by Paul Buck.