Repair trailing arm mount help Options

[tmh75]

I finally finished my engine rebuild and went to weld in my new engine shelf when I noticed this fairly significant structural issue. I gave a slight wack with a rubber mallet to see how bad the "crack was" and the whole tab that holds the rear trailing arm cracked and bent.

Anyone done a repair like this? Any suggestions?

I would rather not cut and splice a whole new section into the car.

My only thought so far is to bend it back, cut out the bad metal and patch in some new metal. I am concerned about it being strong enough though.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.


Thanks

Todd

[brant]

and yours does look rusty.
but on a track car I've tore one that was 1 year old....
ZERO rust.

so its a combination of rust and/or sticky tires putting structural loads that the suspension mount was not designed to withstand.
Thus the bracing is really a necessity on a track car
it doesn't make the car faster, but it makes it last.