Cracked Pass Side Beam ??/Rant

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:34 pm

Hello All,
I sold a 82 TTB front end to a guy and the pass side beam has a crack it. He has called a company that’s known and is being told the beam is junk- kicker is the beam is being plated. All I know is this is a scam and a revenue generator. Why would a beam being plated that has a crack be an issue?? I’d love to hear the rational on this....

.....crack that can’t be fixed even with plated beams

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:41 pm

You can grind it out and weld it up but is the beam bent? Maybe they don’t want the liability. Hard to say.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:45 pm

It’s a common crack point.

dtbback · Post by **dtbback** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:46 am

Is that on the bottom or the top?

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:19 am

That beam is of course bad- a small crack and saying the beam is bad when it’s getting fully plated is simply nonsense. The liability argument is crazy since you are modifying something for off-road use thats far far fri the oem design.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:10 pm

Seems to be a weak point on the beams. If it’s cracked it might be bent as well. More than likely.

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:47 am

Tchajagos wrote:It’s a common crack point.

Ditto. I've welded several of these over the years with success. Never had one crack again after welding. Weld it, put the filler plate in and call it done.

Needles929 · Post by **Needles929** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:36 pm

So the fab shop that's supposed to plate the beams won't do it because of the crack??

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:58 am

Yea it’s a scam- they’ll tell you a bunch of what sounds like legit reasons and it’s just bullshit. This shop told me they only like to use new beams and how the quality blah blah blah - I got scammed $100 - I’m over it but it’s still a scam.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:59 am

What shop?

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:39 am

Threat

Post by **SteveG** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:16 pm

Tchajagos wrote:You can grind it out and weld it up but is the beam bent? Maybe they don’t want the liability. Hard to say.

This is my guess. When a business is putting their name on a product, why would they take a chance? Welding it might sound like a good way to save you a few bucks, but if they start fixing it, then find other issues and say it’s going to cost you more than if you’d just started with a good beam, you’ll probably be unhappy, too.

Maybe it can be chalked up to a miscommunication. It’s possible that they’re not explaining their methodology well. It’s also possible that you’re just not picking up what they’re laying down.