OverlandExpy
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Hey everyone,
I recently purchased some Rancho Quicklift struts for my 04 EB, and noticed the welds were terrible. Specifically where the lower strut mount is welded to the strut itself. See below:
I was wondering if anyone with some expertise thinks that these welds would be sufficient? I am planning on taking my expy offroad and hitting some decently hard trails. Not trying to do any crazy rock crawling but as my username suggests I am planning on doing plenty of overlanding.
My plan now is to weld up some reinforcements on the edges, but I am concerned about applying extreme heat so close to the pressurized gas chamber that is the strut.
Anyone seen anything like this? I talked to rancho and they sent me new ones that are welded the same exact way. It looks like this is just how these are manufactured.
I recently purchased some Rancho Quicklift struts for my 04 EB, and noticed the welds were terrible. Specifically where the lower strut mount is welded to the strut itself. See below:
I was wondering if anyone with some expertise thinks that these welds would be sufficient? I am planning on taking my expy offroad and hitting some decently hard trails. Not trying to do any crazy rock crawling but as my username suggests I am planning on doing plenty of overlanding.
My plan now is to weld up some reinforcements on the edges, but I am concerned about applying extreme heat so close to the pressurized gas chamber that is the strut.
Anyone seen anything like this? I talked to rancho and they sent me new ones that are welded the same exact way. It looks like this is just how these are manufactured.