Nah, I'd not weld the hitch on either, I'd just beef up the frame where
the bolts are. Adding more bolts would be good too.
Not that I'm planning to, I don't even have a hitch at all right now in
fact.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
> From: Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com>
> Date: Tue, July 05, 2011 12:44 pm
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>
>
> On 5-Jul, 2011, at 15:16 , <mailinglists@moparhowto.com> <mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
> > Somehow I'm not surprised you know considering you're likely the most
> > experience person in here testing the limits of the Dakota, and
> > occasionally going way beyond them. ;)
> >
>
> I actually just welded the frame back together in front of the rear spring hangers.... I nearly had a 2 piece Dakota but the structural bed saved the day! It failed right at the edge of the frame sandwich, and my fabricated spring hangers definitely added to the stress riser in that location.
>
> > I'd be itching to go with an arc welder, some quarter inch steel plate
> > and some longer bolts.
>
> I'd probably just add two more bolts, and some large gr8 washers on top of the frame. I'd probably not weld the hitch on.
>
> Mike
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