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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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Item #27 According to the page these are Front Frame Cross Member?

How difficult to change these out with new ones, or pull the current and clean them up, mine are in rough shape (some corrosion)

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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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Nevermind. Wrong year in pic, that and I don't think that is what I am looking at, will take pictures tomorrow.
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If it is those diagonal braces, they are easy to get out, clean up and re-install.
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Originally Posted by GREGGPENN
If it is those diagonal braces, they are easy to get out, clean up and re-install.
The later ones mount the same, they are slightly larger.
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yup, just light stamped steel bolted on to the front subframe assembly. should be able to remove them and wire wheel or sandblast and repaint and reinstall.
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Awesome news! Thanks for the info, it looked like that from under the car on the ground with limited visibility but I wasn't sure.
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