[toast]

with an air over the axle set up with the bag mounts welded to the side of the notch is it nececery to weld a bridge across the notches for extra support. Will it be ok with out it.

 

[sadexcuse4s10]

it will be fine without it

i've seen multiple setups without a bridge bar and they've all been fine, but none of them were hopped on, so IMO it will be ok as long as you don't try to bounce the thing in the back

 

[AVTekk]

go with a bridge, even if its one piece of tubing, itll keep the frame from spreading over time.

 

[NCHEVYHEVN]

Wouldn't also keep the upper bag brackets from bending up since you could also weld them to the bridge?

 

[Myst]

you can weld them to the bridge bar ...but its not nec..ive seen it without ...but I dont see why it wouldnt hurt

 

[toast]

thanks for the info!!!! Its an 89 fullsize I was just worried that without the bridge bar that the notch would start to bend outward or the braket would start to bend up after a while. I was kind of noticing that it looks like its bending outward alittle bit but i might be tripping.

 

[Myst]

well you are putting tension and pressure on the metal ...thats why avtekk said to put it on ...its more like a ...better safe than sorry idea ...

 

[toast]

ya **** it, im going to put some 1.5 dom across it
cant hurt

 

[Myst]

yea for my shock bar that I just got for the 3 Link its 1.5" and its 3/16" thich ...just cut it to size ...GL