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Hair · 10-27-2008, 08:05 AM

I'm replacing the front and rear floor support brackets in my truck. The replacement supports do not have holes in them for the spot welds. Instead of drilling holes and welding them like factory, why could I not just run some 1 inch long fillet "skip" welds up the sides of the support brackets. Better yet. why not just run a fillet weld all the way up both sides and then water couldn't get up in there? Seems like 40 years from now it would be easier to cut them back off again too:-) Just take a cutter wheel to the fillet and it would drop off. What advantage do the spot welds have over a good fillet weld?

Anyone done it this way before? What would be some reasons not to do this?
Opinions please:

10-27-2008, 08:05 AM	#1
Hair Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tullahoma, TN Posts: 406	Welding In Floor Supprts I'm replacing the front and rear floor support brackets in my truck. The replacement supports do not have holes in them for the spot welds. Instead of drilling holes and welding them like factory, why could I not just run some 1 inch long fillet "skip" welds up the sides of the support brackets. Better yet. why not just run a fillet weld all the way up both sides and then water couldn't get up in there? Seems like 40 years from now it would be easier to cut them back off again too:-) Just take a cutter wheel to the fillet and it would drop off. What advantage do the spot welds have over a good fillet weld? Anyone done it this way before? What would be some reasons not to do this? Opinions please:



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