JeffR Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Been spendind a while lokking at the 110's rear crossmember recently and had a thought. At some time in the future it is going to need replaced. Now could I buy a crossmember, with extensions, tremove the extensions and replace them with 5mm plate, box in the the chassis ends and bolt the bugger on. It would have to have anti-crush tubes welded into both the crossmember legs and the chassis, but that's not difficult. So two questions: 1. would it work and be strong enough 2. would it be legal It would be a hell of a lot easier, given the propensity for rear crossmembers to rot out, to simply unbolt it when it rots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 1. If you get the maths right, yes. 2. No. (IMHO) They may rot out, but it does take 10 years or so - try undoing 10 year old bolts under your landy! Also, there is no guarantee that the "good" half of the bolted joint will still be good.... Not worth the hassle IMHO - changing a cross member is only a day for a grown up or a weekend for us amateurs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 By the time you've faffed about welding crush tubes in, why not just weld the x-member on anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Better get a new gas bottle then! The tought of lying underneath the landrover welding bits on just didn't appeal to my sense of humour. Still we live and learn. Cheers Chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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