What should it cost (labor) to have front and rear track bar mounts welded on?
- Thread starter DaBank
- Start date
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
In Victorville I'm sure you could find a cheap shop but the problem is they have to do the labor to pull the existing track bars and then prep for the weld. I would guess three hours of labor at $100-150 an hour. You're probably better off finding a mobile welder and doing all the prep work yourself.
This ^^^^
Do all the prep yourself and then call out a mobile welder. You'll save quite a bit this way.
DaBank
Member
My rear trackbar mount ripped/torn off this week. It is a Fabtech weld on mount that went over the oringal. Half of the original mount and the Fabtech gusset is still on the axle.
It has been on the Jeep since 2018 and 50k miles. A few months ago I installed a drag link flip kit and tie rod. The Fabtech raised front track bar mount is only 2" and 3" would work better so I was going to install a new front mount anyways.
Is Artec weld on mounts any good?
Anyone know a mobile welder in the high desert (Victorville area)? There is a shop/manufacturer in Hesperia called Excessive Industries with a good reputation that I will call this week to get a price to do it all or if I find a good mobile guy I will do the preparation.
I just had both axles serviced, can these mounts be welded on without draining the fuild?
It has been on the Jeep since 2018 and 50k miles. A few months ago I installed a drag link flip kit and tie rod. The Fabtech raised front track bar mount is only 2" and 3" would work better so I was going to install a new front mount anyways.
Is Artec weld on mounts any good?
Anyone know a mobile welder in the high desert (Victorville area)? There is a shop/manufacturer in Hesperia called Excessive Industries with a good reputation that I will call this week to get a price to do it all or if I find a good mobile guy I will do the preparation.
I just had both axles serviced, can these mounts be welded on without draining the fuild?
DaBank
Member
Here are some pictures. Does it look like it had bad welds or ?
I also included is pictures before it tore off.
Attachments
RESURECTIONJK
Hooked
Artec makes some of the best builder brackets out there and at a very affordable price point. They are local to me and I’ve been out wheeling with many of their rigs. Can’t go wrong with anything they make.
WJCO
Meme King
Looks like the steel broke. Not the welds. How did this happen?
DaBank
Member
Not sure. I did not hit anything and there is no damaged to the outside of the mount. I thought it was years of wear and tear and then just came off. But now looking at it the welds are still on the axle.
I was driving on a 3 mile graded road going to Black Mountain in Hinkley Hinkley CA and right when getting to the trail head heard 2 thumps and got out and saw it on the ground.
Nothing rubs in the rear and the coils and track bar have never made contact.
I am thinking since this Fabtech mounts welds to the stock mount and the axle that maybe the stock mount failed so the only welds holding it on was the welds on the Fabtech mount? And maybe the mount was able to flex since it was not fully secure, but then you would think it would tear from the welds and not actually rip the Fabtech mount apart?
Cousin Clyde
Hooked
I bet it was something along these lines. Small cyclical movement over time…
GP NOIR
Hooked
Not when the welds are stronger than the mount.
