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Old 07-18-2018, 09:50 AM   #21
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But I have a little more 'life and liberty' approach to things. But again, that's me.
I'm with you TomsBeast. Reminds me of a quote from an engineer that is a life and liberty guy also.


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Old 07-18-2018, 10:19 AM   #22
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IChalk it up to "that's all part of owning and enjoying a modified vehicle" Repair the cracked frame, add a couple doubler plates, gussets or sisters to reinforce the repaired areas, and consider remounting the anti-swaybars.

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If I reused the swaybars, I'd also disconnect one link on each swaybar before getting into any serious chassis flex situations.
This is the course of action I'd take. Either research or consult with an expert on the really right way to fix that crack, so it doesn't turn into something worse.

I'd also share a picture here so other folks in the same situations have a heads up on another thing to watch out for. -- Thank you for doing so!

Chasing after issues like this is an unfortunate reality of owning a modified vehicle in the US. The aftermarket simply does not have anywhere near the same level of testing as OEM vehicles do. Some stuff is really well engineered, other things, not so much. As an end customer it's often hard to tell the difference. The trade-off is that it's way easier/cheaper to do this in the US than in places like Germany.
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:11 AM   #23
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... The trade-off is that it's way easier/cheaper to do this in the US than in places like Germany.
One of the prices of Liberties, and one that I'm willing to pay the consequences for and hold myself accountable for.


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Old 07-18-2018, 01:05 PM   #24
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Old 07-18-2018, 01:39 PM   #25
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^^^ sounds like hes already "sent it" at least once

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Of course getting airborne in a 10000LB van doesn't help either
pretty extensive damage to the frame man. actually surprised at how bad the damage is.

ive seen this before with autox setups prior to buying a fatty rear sway. bolted one on anyway and proceed to run 7 seasons with the car. removed that bar upon selling the car. after an inspection i saw no cracks like many before me had mentioned. always wondered why that was...
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Old 07-18-2018, 02:29 PM   #26
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Caution! Low flying vans!

I was present when Lou did this the first time, egged him on, and laughed my ass off when he landed it! Bent the roof, frame, ect. Before you give Lou a hard time, that bus was rusted trash, hole cut in the roof, on and on, that he resurrected just for the Shasta Snow Trip that year.

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^^^ pure awesome! Thanks for posting that!!!
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Enjoyed that video! Brought back some great memories...
Used to go out regularly in my youth with a good friend that owned a VW Baja. We bent the front wheels so may times during different escapades (foolish & reckless stuff - jumping included). Carried a 4ft long solid 1.5" metal bar that we used to pry them back out - always ran just fine.
That van still had several "jumps" left in it.
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Old 07-18-2018, 03:49 PM   #29
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Had posted this up on another thread, but seems applicable here too.

Ripped the weld on my beefed up sway bar bracket in Baja.....
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Had it fixed and had gussets and disconnects added when I returned......
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Nice, who did the work and made your quick release? Has anyone made a quick release sway bar for a Quigley conversion? I have been wanting to get one made here in SLC but have no idea where to start on a design or fabricator capable.
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