GNVYUS 1
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LET'S MAKE THIS USEFUL FOR FUTURE READERS
What did your notch cost, parts and labor?
How long did it take to do the notch labor wise?
Post pics of your notch frame and with tires?
Update on my notch, sometimes you can't buy happiness. Picture is 325/50/15 MT Street R.
My frame notch has been a real PIA, I can't ever just pay a huge amount and it's 100% done I guess.
Frame notch $6100, but it looked like the factory and was done with expert care, literally other shops couldn't tell it was notched. But....it had some small areas not marked and mathematical mapped out to make the notch useful for huge tires.
Issues to be aware of for your notch..
Original notch blended out too soon and rubs. You want to make a mark on the frame that is from the edge of the tire thread at the front and rear of the tire. This mark guarantees the notch has to at least go that far forwards and back and be FLAT the whole way. I suggest then going 1" more beyond this mark if you ever go to 30" tires.
The notch doesn't have equal thickness throughout. Make sure you have them MEASURE the thickness along the way so you don't have unequal thickness.
Shop can't get me in for many months for the fix so I find a local fabricator so I can finish up other things.
It's a FrankenFrame notch and after $2000 more you get the picture attached after the suspension shop gets it.
No one to blame but me, I try not to tell people HOW to do their jobs, just what I want and try to help with parts and vision.
What I should've done is sit down with them and see what they planned to do and pay them for their time to map out the repair. This would've entailed the measuring above and using the existing outside face of the frame vs welding plate and it looking rough and sticking out.
My Issues Even After Repair..
Frame isn't totally flat still from top area to rear area and there's like a 1/4" difference in notch width. My left tire has only a 1/2" spacer (rear end was shortened) and looks great tucked in, right tire has 1" spacer to clear the notch bump. My rear end is totally straight and this was aligned recently to confirm.
F me, I could've bought a frame, had it blasted, powdercoated, braced and then notched for what I got in this and probably installed yet I'm still not done. Now I'm in too deep to do my initial plan above but if you know me, I don't let BS derail my plan and I'll make happen somehow or literally do the above and then find those that have actually done this for real vs theory.
LET'S MAKE THIS USEFUL FOR FUTURE READERS
What did your notch cost, parts and labor?
How long did it take to do the notch labor wise?
Post pics of your notch frame and with tires?
What did your notch cost, parts and labor?
How long did it take to do the notch labor wise?
Post pics of your notch frame and with tires?
Update on my notch, sometimes you can't buy happiness. Picture is 325/50/15 MT Street R.
My frame notch has been a real PIA, I can't ever just pay a huge amount and it's 100% done I guess.
Frame notch $6100, but it looked like the factory and was done with expert care, literally other shops couldn't tell it was notched. But....it had some small areas not marked and mathematical mapped out to make the notch useful for huge tires.
Issues to be aware of for your notch..
Original notch blended out too soon and rubs. You want to make a mark on the frame that is from the edge of the tire thread at the front and rear of the tire. This mark guarantees the notch has to at least go that far forwards and back and be FLAT the whole way. I suggest then going 1" more beyond this mark if you ever go to 30" tires.
The notch doesn't have equal thickness throughout. Make sure you have them MEASURE the thickness along the way so you don't have unequal thickness.
Shop can't get me in for many months for the fix so I find a local fabricator so I can finish up other things.
It's a FrankenFrame notch and after $2000 more you get the picture attached after the suspension shop gets it.
No one to blame but me, I try not to tell people HOW to do their jobs, just what I want and try to help with parts and vision.
What I should've done is sit down with them and see what they planned to do and pay them for their time to map out the repair. This would've entailed the measuring above and using the existing outside face of the frame vs welding plate and it looking rough and sticking out.
My Issues Even After Repair..
Frame isn't totally flat still from top area to rear area and there's like a 1/4" difference in notch width. My left tire has only a 1/2" spacer (rear end was shortened) and looks great tucked in, right tire has 1" spacer to clear the notch bump. My rear end is totally straight and this was aligned recently to confirm.
F me, I could've bought a frame, had it blasted, powdercoated, braced and then notched for what I got in this and probably installed yet I'm still not done. Now I'm in too deep to do my initial plan above but if you know me, I don't let BS derail my plan and I'll make happen somehow or literally do the above and then find those that have actually done this for real vs theory.
LET'S MAKE THIS USEFUL FOR FUTURE READERS
What did your notch cost, parts and labor?
How long did it take to do the notch labor wise?
Post pics of your notch frame and with tires?