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Title: Crossmember surgery
Post by: slammed79 on June 19, 2010, 10:57:28 pm

I was cruising around Capt's website the other day and I stumbled upon the chopped crossmember page. I wanna do this for my bagged Jimmy project.
  One question thats got me a little perplexed is how to set it up for a rack and pinion. I've never done this before, and really want to. Do I weld in studs or drill the xmember and use hardened bolts to keep the rack in place?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

D.

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: Captkaos on June 21, 2010, 11:44:12 pm

you have to weld rack mounts to the front of the crossmember and bolt the rack to the front of the mounts.

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: team39763 on July 12, 2010, 11:25:17 pm

Capt, are you still selling dropmembers?

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: Captkaos on July 12, 2010, 11:29:27 pm

drop members? or chopping crossmembers?
Drop Members = Porterbuilt.

I can still cut them, but the cost went up.

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: slammed79 on July 13, 2010, 12:27:48 am

What're you gettin to chop them Capt?

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: Captkaos on July 14, 2010, 02:08:54 pm

$600 + customer supplied core + whatever shipping would be is what I charged last.

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: team39763 on July 19, 2010, 02:17:09 pm

That's what I meant...chopped crossmember....wasn't too sure.  How much lower does a chopped crossmember get you?

Title: Re: Crossmember surgery
Post by: Captkaos on July 20, 2010, 06:52:42 pm

1.5" the way I used to make them.