Welding tnt Truss???
03-23-2009, 01:07 PM
#1
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Welding tnt Truss???
well im bout to get started welding my TNT customs dana 30 and dana44 axle trusses. Anybody have and advice besides welding it like im torqing a cylinder head?
03-23-2009, 02:37 PM
#2
weld only 1-2" at a time (tnt reccomends 1")
bounce around from one side to the other, front to back allowing plenty of time for the welds to cool.
If you don't theres a good chance you will warp the housing and you will have a useless truss and axle.
that and measure as many times as you can then burn it home. nothing sucks welding something down and realizing after that your coil buckets are bowed forward and you cant get you shock bushings on the studs because of the angle they are at
bounce around from one side to the other, front to back allowing plenty of time for the welds to cool.
If you don't theres a good chance you will warp the housing and you will have a useless truss and axle.
that and measure as many times as you can then burn it home. nothing sucks welding something down and realizing after that your coil buckets are bowed forward and you cant get you shock bushings on the studs because of the angle they are at
03-23-2009, 11:06 PM
#3
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,740
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 87
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Tack it first. Test fit... make adjustments. Then burn them in. Take your time, and use proper technique. Not sure what kind of welder you are using, but I would be using my lincoln stick, and I would weld first using 6010, then switch to 7018 for the "hot" pass
03-23-2009, 11:35 PM
#5
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
wait so i should make two passes? or are you talking 6010 to tack it? The guys at tnt told me to use a mig
Trending Topics
03-24-2009, 08:34 AM
#9
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 50
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
stick welding is arc welding. mig welding involves a "gun" an is wire fed. if you are not used to welding, the mig is the easiest to learn. you could learn to mig descently in about 2 hrs or less. personally i would mig weld the truss if i were you.
03-25-2009, 09:11 AM
#11
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,740
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 87
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Yes it is easier to MIG, but I perfer to use my "stick welder/arc welder". It is what I learned to weld on. I can make just as pretty and structual sound welds with that as I can with a "MIG", I personally feel you can control the penetration better, and with the correct rod choice a stronger weld. It does waste more electrode, then a MIG. IT is also easier to store various filler metals(rods), for different materials, and thicknesses.
TIG Welding is Tungsten Inert gas welding. Basically this is the ultimate in control when it comes to welding. You can really control the Heat affected zone with this, and how much penetration you get.
TIG Welding is Tungsten Inert gas welding. Basically this is the ultimate in control when it comes to welding. You can really control the Heat affected zone with this, and how much penetration you get.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Cane
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
23
12-11-2015 11:09 AM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
