Subframe welded to chassis

[wmblnknshp]

I recently picked up a s13 shell, when I got it home and looked under it the subframe was welded to the chassis...is there a reason for this? is it beneficial in any way or should I cut it out and replace?

[lunchmeat]

Sounds unnecessary when solid bushings would pretty much eliminate any play in the subframe.
Does it still have rubber bushings?

[wmblnknshp]

yes and collars

[lunchmeat]

Sounds like someone just went the quick cheap route and tacked it.
Got any pics?

[wmblnknshp]

I do on my phone I'll put some up when I get to my phone later today.

[tuzzio]

Welcome to owning an s-chassis. Where the people are retarded and the points don't matter

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[ixfxi]

how is this possible? welding a subframe to the body sounds impossible. i need to see this

[jared420sx]

Ohhhh. Ive never seen this kind of retarded before. Please tell us more. Post some pictures.

[Galaxy _S14]

I have to see this.. why be so cheap?

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[wmblnknshp]

I really hope I have a picture on my phone now. I am deployed so if I don't you guys might have to wait a few days until I can get someone to go snap a pic. From the sounds of all of these comments there is not an advantage to this. When I get it off and either put a new one on if it gets trashed or use that one if salvageable, should I just run the solid mounts or is there more to it?

[jared420sx]

Have fun getting that thing off. If you rip a stud out you're fucked lol.

[Galaxy _S14]

I hoped they just tracked it on. For God's sake 😂😂

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[Galaxy _S14]

Have fun getting that thing off. If you rip a stud out you're fucked lol.
Like he said your pretty much fucked if that happens

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[wmblnknshp]

well damn I never thought of that part....surely there is a fix if that happens other than the hoodrat decision to weld it.

[wmblnknshp]

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[rawgarage]

easy to cut and grind....

[lunchmeat]

That can be salvaged.

[zenkicpe]

you buy this in the country? Seems a "dirt track" kind of mod. Gotta respect american ingenuity when it comes to saving a buck. :picardfp:

[wmblnknshp]

Cool so definitely cut it and put solid bushings in? Yes I bought it in the us as a non rolling shell for $200. It should be a fun project as long as I don't find too many more of this nonsense.


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[lunchmeat]

Oh this is straight up some redneck engineering shit. Hope it's just plates welded, and not welded because the bolt is snapped or rusted to hell and rounded off.

[wmblnknshp]

I really hope so too. My thoughts are that it was a kid that thought it would make the rearend super solid or some shit. The chassis harness was the biggest hack wiring I have ever seen but I have only found 3 spots of rust on it and the frames were perfect.


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[lunchmeat]

If it were me, I'd cut the plates, drop the subframe, clean up the body and frame, paint all the things, add poly bushings.

[wmblnknshp]

Leave the adjustable arms? They are either Megan or eBay.


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[lunchmeat]

Your call. Replace what you want now, or wait. Easier to swap parts when the frame is out.

[wmblnknshp]

True.


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[di-devol]

More pics, for science.

[wmblnknshp]

I'll see if my wife can figure out what to take a picture of haha


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[JM216S14]

If it is a broken stud I got some spares

[derass]

Hope it's just plates welded, and not welded because the bolt is snapped or rusted to hell and rounded off.

This was my first thought: some kind of damage to the stud. Snapped, stripped threads, rotting off etc.

[shawn1331]

just a heads up but a snapped stud is fixable, just did it in my car last week. wasnt fun but not all is lost.

[ixfxi]

i am surprised that someone thought that back woods, beaver tooth, hill billy fix would actually work

looks like one good launch would snap that. cut that shit off with a grinder and rebuild the subframe proper